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Vafo Group expands pet food production and acquisitions

Vafo Group, a Czech pet food company, is expanding via production investments and a new partnership with Swedish pet food business Lupus Foder.

3 tips for advancing insect-based pet food

Scientists synthesized information on insects in dog and cat food, then developed recommendations to advance insect-based ingredients.

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Nutritional research on minimally processed pet food diets

While these diets have gained popularity, there is still much the industry needs to understand.

Hiperbaric Freeze Dried Kibbles

By-product grind size didn’t affect dog food digestibility

Particle size may not affect protein or fat digestibility in poultry by-product meals used as dog food ingredients. Likewise, by-product meal particle size doesn’t seem to affect fecal quality or palatability.

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Dog, cat food brand importance down, spending up 2018-2022

Perhaps because of the pandemic and generational attitudes, the importance of brand names to pet food owners declined during the past few years.

Pet food labeling continues to evolve in a quest to simplify the consumer experience in the pet aisle. | (SDI Productions | iStock.com)

9 novel proteins in dog, cat food purchased in 2022

Some novel proteins in dog and cat food were purchased more frequently than others in 2022.

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Mixed 2022 results for 3 Latin American pet food leaders

In 2022, the market performance of pet food in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico varied by country due to a number of factors, including inflation levels.

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13 most purchased cat, dog food attributes in 2022

Some of the most purchased pet food attributes related to environmental concerns and ingredient quality.

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Cat treat to include cell-cultured meat of vulnerable fish

When cell-cultured meat replaces wild-caught fish from vulnerable species, the technology gains a conservation edge.

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Live yeast probiotics aid dog digestion after diet change

Researchers evaluated the effects of yeast probiotics on diet digestibility, fermentative metabolites, and fecal microbiota on dogs following a change in diet.

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6 Petfood Industry blogs, columns in March 2023

These articles covered consumer views, pet food ingredients, pet food-human mergers and more.

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Nutraceutical use for dog inflammatory diseases reviewed

Scientists conducted a literature review of research on the use of nutraceuticals on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) affecting dogs’ skin.

Happy young pet owner consulting with African-American male veterinarian in blue medical scrubs sitting on squats in front of her

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