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Pet Food Ingredients

Strategies for improving pet food quality, nutrition

Effective techniques for enhancing pet food quality and improving nutrition. Sponsored by Kemin.

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Pet food energy estimates exclude dog, cat body heat

Feeding trials provide the “gold standard” for determining the energy content of pet food, but trials using live animals may be too expensive or otherwise unavailable when pet food formulators test products.

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Whey protein’s potential for fitness, life-stage pet food

Pet products made with whey protein often are marketed for dogs with active, athletic lifestyles.

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Pet food brands can educate pet owners on gut microbiome

Pet food companies can bridge the gap between microbiome research and the marketing claims about certain ingredients effects on pet microbiome health.

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Pet Food Market

Same ingredients, different uses for horse, dog, cat foods

Scientists use many of the same techniques to study different animals’ digestive systems, including humans.

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Prebiotics may help older dogs’ guts avoid inflammation

When a pet’s complex microbial community shifts out of balance, the gut can fall into a state called dysbiosis.

The human microbiome is an area of increasing interest and study, and that research has expanded into the companion animal sphere. (ChrisChrisW | iStockPhoto.com)

Pet Food Ingredients

How functional nutrition can improve dog, cat health

Learn how pet food and treats with functional ingredients can improve pet health and appeal to pet owners. Sponsored by Kerry.

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Diet, genetics play roles in canine DCM; Mysteries remain

Among more than 150 published studies related to DCM, researchers didn’t find any firm connection among cases of DCM and grain-free dog food.

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Confront DCM with dog food supplements, DNA tests

While scientists still have much to learn about what causes dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, pet food companies do have tools to deal with DCM while researchers look for answers.

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Weird science: Published pet food studies not always sound

Just because a pet food study is published in a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, it does not mean it is good science or will have impact in the field.

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DCM connection to grain-free dog food not found in review

More than 150 published studies didn’t reveal to researchers any firm connection between cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and grain-free dog food.

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Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

5 strategies for improving safety, nutrition of pet food

A collection of pet food processing strategies that help ensure safety and nutritional value. Sponsored by APEC.

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