Dog and Cat Food Nutrition: Page 10

Rendered pet food ingredients digestibility helps environment

Increasing digestibility improves the amount of nutrition extracted in the rendering process. This makes more pet food ingredients per the quantity of energy used and pollution produced.

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Brand Insights

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

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Learn how regulatory complexity is impacting the pet food industry and how brands will meet the challenge using the right digital tools

Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

Pet Food Ingredients

Well-being starts with stability-The probiotic for premium dry food

Learn why Actisaf® Sc 50 PET is the ideal new generation probiotic for premium dry foods, improving cat and dog digestive health.

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Black soldier fly larvae calcium low for leopard geckos

Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) have grown in popularity for leopard geckos since they have a higher calcium concentration than mealworms and crickets. Long-term feeding of BSFL without vitamin supplementation or variation could result in deficiencies. Reptile supplement makers may continue to market their products as BSFL become more common in the reptile food market.

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Pet supplement buyers adopt trends early, like branded ingredients

Pet owners who give supplements to their animals may provide clues to wider trends in the dog, cat and other pet food industries. Pet supplements, in turn, take their cue from human health trends.

Supplements in the pet space are getting a closer look as pet owners take on more of their pets’ health and wellness responsibilities themselves. | Elenica | Shutterstock.com

Ancient grains digestible, palatable as rice in dog food

In an experiment, ten adult female Beagles ate one of five diets included up to 40% rice or one of four ancient grains: amaranth, white proso millet, quinoa or oat groats.

The incorporation of ancient grains could expand taste, nutritional enhancement and marketing opportunities as consumers continue to explore new options for themselves and their pets. | Maksim Pasko.Fotolia.com

Core species of dog, cat gut microbiome identified

In dogs, 15 genera made up the core, while healthy cat guts hosted 17. Dawn Kingsbury, DVM, AnimalBiome chief veterinary officer, presented the results of a five-year research project at the ACVIM Forum 2020 in June.

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Pet Food Market

Help owners avoid pets’ loose stools after dog food switch

Dog owners may be reticent to try a different brand of food, fearing gastrointestinal troubles for their dogs and carpets.

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Pet Food Market

The expectations and limitations of feeding trials

Learn about the expectations and limitations of feeding trials, as well as what companies are doing to ensure they get the best information possible from their research.

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Raw meat dog food germs linked to human infection

Along with evidence of spreading germs to people, dogs fed raw pet food may have harbored antibacterial-resistant strains of E. coli.

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Pet Food Market

Criteria for choosing extruded dog, cat food ingredients

Certain criteria influence why pet food formulators choose specific ingredients for new recipes to be processed in extruders.

4 nutraceutical dog, cat, other pet product ingredients

Formulations using these pet food ingredients may fall under federal oversight as dog, cat and other pet supplements, especially if certain labeling claims are made.

Green tea extract has been credited with many health benefits for humans. However, it had not been considered for inclusion into pet diets until the last few decades. | Subbotina Anna, Bigstock.com

Longer life reported with plant-based dog food

Vegetarian and vegan pet owners may have perceived the effects of plant-based diets on their pets as more beneficial than they really were.

Plants are becoming a more significant contributor to pet food formulations. | (PPAMPicture | iStock.com)

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