Dog and Cat Food Nutrition: Page 27

Dogs prefer to eat fat, and cats prefer carbs

Dogs gravitate toward high-fat food, but cats pounce on carbohydrates with even greater enthusiasm, according to research into the dietary habits of America’s two most popular pets.

Roosters help study of pet food protein digestibility

A surgical procedure turns roosters into an effective, efficient model for dogs’ and cats’ digestive systems.

(Andrea Gantz, Flickr)

Market Trends and Reports

Website rates dog foods based on nutrients, ingredients

Woof Whiskers uses calculations to compare and rank dog foods.

Premium pet food and the US pet specialty retail channel combined forces at seemingly the perfect moment in time, leading to continuing success for both. l Andrea Gantz

Pet Food Market

Amazon Wag dog food’s nutrient content analyzed, rated

Amazon launched their own private label pet food on their website on May 2.

screen image from Woof Whiskers website

Processed, raw chicken pet food proteins differ from meal

All of these pet food ingredients were freeze-dried prior to digestibility testing.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Pet Food Market

Small breed dog food becoming a big pet food market

As smaller dogs appealing to both millennial and baby boomer lifestyles increase in popularity, the pet food industry is taking note.

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Infographic: Pet owners, vets opinions on dog, cat foods

The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP)’s survey revealed that pet owners and veterinarians hold different opinions grain-free, organic and raw pet foods.

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Pet food bioscience education at University of Guelph

The University of Guelph offers cross-discipline pet food educational opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students.

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Dogs likely evolved to eat cooked meat and carbohydrates

During their evolution, dogs took advantage of a rich new food source, human garbage, including cooked meat and plant matter, said one scientist.

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Market Trends and Reports

Convincing buyers of pet food nutrition may drive growth

LIVE FROM PFF: In 2018, 36 percent of respondents said strongly agree with the statement that they are willing to pay more for pet food products that are healthier for their pets.

(Stephan Kapl, Fotolia)

Pet Food Ingredients

3 functional foods moving into pet food from human trends

These functional foods are part of a trend in human food, called biohacking.

Whole and ground turmeric (matka_Wariatka | BigStockPhoto)

Infographic: US dog, cat obesity rose in 2017

APOP’s tenth annual survey examined pet owners’ and veterinary professionals’ views on pet food issues.

courtesy Association for Pet Obesity Prevention

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