Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Research Notes

Review finds vegan, vegetarian pet diets generally digestible as meat

The results of 31 studies suggest that vegan and vegetarian diets and plant-based protein sources were broadly comparable in digestibility to conventional animal-based diets.

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Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Biotics research in pet evolving as needs grow

Pre-, pro- and postbiotics are all taking the stage as studies become more nuanced and pet owners ask for more for their animals’ health and wellness.

Adventures in Pet Food

‘Ethical nutrition’: Rising in human food, also in pet food?

Pet owners increasingly prioritize animal welfare and other ethical claims for the pet foods they seek, following similar trends in human food.

Adventures in Pet Food

Owners using AI to research pet care: The good, bad and alarming

Pet owners are increasingly turning to AI for information on their pets’ nutrition, health and behavior. A recent survey reveals promising and concerning insights.

Ingredient Issues

Water: the essential nutrient with food

Pet owners may not be aware of the full water needs of their animals, or how to meet them.

Pet Food Palatability

Sustainable protein palatability depends on pet food processing, formulation

Alternative proteins need not rely solely on environmental credentials. With careful formulation and processing, they can also deliver the sensory qualities that keep pets coming back to the bowl.

Pet Food News

Purina, Senior Dog Veterinary Society partner on nutrition

Collaboration will provide nutrition education and training resources to veterinary professionals caring for aging dogs.

Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Q&A Science Dive: Advanced glycation end-product formation in wet, dry and fresh cat food

What drives advanced glycation end-product (AGE) formation and what should formulators take away from research on AGEs?

Pet Food Safety

Wet cat food held highest levels of certain potentially unhealthy chemicals

Concentrations of advanced glycation end-products in mildly cooked (fresh) and extruded dry diets often did not differ significantly in an experiment.

Adventures in Pet Food

Vets and MDs share lack of nutrition knowledge

A lack of nutrition education and training among health care professionals seems to be another close parallel between human food and pet food.

Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Survey: Protein source out-ranks amount for dog food purchases

The research examined purchasing choices made by dog owners and how their perceptions of protein quality and quantity informed their decisions.

Pet Food Ingredients

Goat may be GOAT protein for climate change adapted pet food

As the world warms and farmland degrades, goats could become the Greatest Of All Time mammalian protein source.

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