Dog and Cat Food Nutrition: Page 12

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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Brand Insights

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

Datacor (formerly Format Solutions)

Discover how pet food manufacturers are reducing emissions and driving sustainability through ingredient innovation and eco-friendly nutrition.

Sustainability Starts with the Formula: How Smarter Formulation Is Shaping the Future of Pet Food Production

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)

Market Trends and Reports

Pet supplements evolving to accompany nutrition plans

Learn about the latest trends in the pet supplement space, including specific functional options, the importance of traceability, and consumer education.

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Not all fibers in cat food may control appetite

Pet food formulators may help address the cat obesity problem by creating weight-management recipes using certain ingredients that control appetite in cats.

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Hazard analysis considerations: DCM in canines

Learn abut the complexities of a DCM diagnosis, as well as other factors in play beyond nutrition.

Closeup low angle shot of male and female vets examining Golden retreiever puppy with a stethoscope. The dog is completely healthy and happy.

Avocado toxic to dogs? Science explores pet food potential

Discover how researchers added to the evidence that avocado has potential as a dog food ingredient, contrary to veterinary and popular recommendations against the fruit.

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Copper in dog food needs AAFCO safe upper limit, vets say

While not every dog has the same sensitivity to copper, the group suggested that a safe upper limit be established for copper in dog food to protect those dogs that are.

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Pet Food Market

Keep the DCM-grain free (and other pet food) studies coming

The latest research on DCM and grain-free pet food underscores the importance for more studies to happen, including on other pet food ingredients and aspects.

Pet nutrition research has always reflected current pet food trends, which currently means a focus on pet diets and those diets’ effects on animal health. | BillionPhotos.Fotolia.com

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