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Omega-3s affect owners’ perception of cats with OA

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the clinical effect, registered by a survey, of a 10-week period of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation of the diet (1.53 g eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, and 0.31 g DHA) of 16 cats with radiologically documented, naturally occurring osteoarthritis (OA), compared with a 10-week period of supplementation with corn oil (no EPA or DHA).

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

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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

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Can natural substances protect dogs from oxidative stress?

Cardiac diseases are considered the second most prevalent cause of death in dogs. Oxidative stress has been shown to induce damage in a variety of canine cardiovascular cell types and is implicated in the initiation and progression of various cardiac diseases.

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Influence of L-carnitine in overweight cats

This study investigated the influence of dietary supplementation with L-carnitine on metabolic rate, fatty acid oxidation, weight loss and lean body mass (LBM) in overweight cats undergoing rapid weight reduction. Thirty-two healthy, neutered, colony-housed cats were fed an energy-dense diet unrestricted for six months, then randomly assigned to four groups and fed a weight-reduction diet supplemented with 0 (control), 50, 100 or 150 μg of carnitine/g of diet.

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Effect of omega-3s on adipokines in dogs

The objective of this study was to determine associations between serum concentrations of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids or body condition and serum concentrations of adipokines in healthy dogs. Body condition score and percentage of body fat were determined for 62 adult, client-owned dogs.

FDA responds to letter from US animal feed, ingredient, grain groups

Three major US grain, animal feed and feed ingredient processing organizations commended the Food and Drug Administration for clarifying its enforcement policy for implementing several key sections of the Food Safety Modernization Act, which was signed into law in January 2011. Among other things, the Food Safety Modernization Act specifies a July 3 effective date for requirements that grain, feed, feed ingredient, grain processing, milling and other sectors of the commercial food and animal feed industry conduct hazard analyses and implement preventive controls.

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The scarcity of affordable petfood ingredients

The US Department of Agriculture’s August supply-and-demand report provided another sign of what some people in our industry fear is an impending apocalypse: the ever-increasing decline of available, affordable ingredients. This latest report centered on the US corn crop, for which USDA cut production another 15.4% after a devastating drought decimated much of it, along with other grains grown in the US Midwest. This is having a profound impact on the prices and availability of other ingredients, particularly protein sources.

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Get forecasts for feed grain costs and availability

The US Department of Agriculture will issue its latest supply-and-demand report tomorrow (Friday, August 10), and all expectations are that the agency will again reduce its corn production forecast, according to a Dow Jones Newswires poll of analysts. These analysts project USDA will cut production another 15.4% after a devastating drought has decimated much of the US corn crop.

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Trending natural ingredients that sell and upgrade your petfood

We hear a lot about what pet parents don't like to see in petfood, from chemical preservatives to fillers. It's not enough to only remove the most objectionable ingredients, however; we need to add ingredients that pet parents DO want.

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The global scramble over corn, meat and other petfood ingredients

If you hear anyone still expressing doubt that today's economy is global, just point them to all the recent news about the price of corn, soybeans and other commodities. As recently as early to mid June, the US Department of Agriculture and others were crowing about the record US corn crop expected this year, potentially 9% larger than the 2011 crop, which itself set a record.

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Finding useful petfood market data

If you rely on data from the US Department of Agriculture on grain crops and prices -- or data on other petfood ingredients -- you may have cause for concern. Possible US federal budget cuts may affect the agency's ability to continue to provide such timely and accurate data, according to Joe Prusacki, director of the statistics division at USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

AFIA applauds adoption of feed additive max residue limits

American Feed Industry Association president and CEO, Joel G. Newman, attended recent Codex Alimentarius Commission meetings in Rome, Italy, praising the adoption of scientifically-based maximum residue limits for the feed additive ractopamine as a testament to the commission's focus on food safety and science. “AFIA applauds those nations that voted to uphold the core science-based principles of Codex," said Newman.

Rice industry may benefit from pet humanization trend

The pet humanization trend provides a huge growth market for the US rice industry as pet owners, even during recessionary times, are increasingly purchasing premium and ultra-premium petfoods for their animals, said Jim Heim, president of business development for Central Garden and Pet Inc., at the 113th USA Rice Millers' Association convention. With US$1.8 billion in annual consumer spending in the pet segment, including US$60 billion in global sales of petfood and treats, Heim said that rice is an ideal petfood ingredient because it is nutritious and the least allergenic of all grains.

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