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Cricket, silkworm in food altered dogs’ gut microbiome

Researchers investigated the substitution of poultry meal with house cricket (Acheta domesticus) or mulberry silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori pupae).

Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

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Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

Adventures in Pet Food

Human food, pet food ingredients coming full circle?

Human food and pet food have gone through cycles emphasizing avoidance of certain ingredients, yet the focus now seems more on functional ingredients.

Soybeans and meals are among the pet food ingredients that have been demonized over time.

Ingredient Issues

Supportive or softness — Collagen versus gelatin

Collagen should be just as commonly accepted as gelatin in the pet food ingredient approval arena.

While collagen and gelatin have their differences, they are both commonly used as ingredients and should be treated equally when it comes to approval.

Breed, diet, time influence dog heart health; No DCM

There were no significant differences between breeds, diets, and various time points in terms of cardiac-specific biomarkers and endomyocardial biopsies.

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Pet Food Lawsuits, Litigation

Hill’s prescription pet food faces class action lawsuit

The plaintiffs asserted that Hill’s prescription diet was not legally obligated to be sold with a prescription, which allegedly rendered the representations made by Hill’s as false.

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Pet Food Marketing and Branding

5 pet food attributes trending in Internet searches

Many of these pet food marketing claims had to do with pet health and sustainability.

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Pet Food Ingredients

The quantitative use of dehydrated garlic powder in dog treats

Learn about the research that exists for garlic as an ingredient in pet food and treats.

Garlic is a widely used human food ingredient, but its use in pet food and treats is more complicated.

Ingredient Issues

Pet food science — Leading the way to healthier pets

Dr. George Collings discusses the very real pitfalls of putting scientific research and reactive opinions on the same level of validity in pet food.

Loss of confidence in the scientific process can be damaging to brands and to the pet food industry as a whole.

Chicken heart, liver hydrolysate beat meal in dog food

Hydrolysates may be more digestible for dogs than ingredients made from intact proteins, such as chicken meal. Hydrolyzed proteins also may be less likely to trigger allergic responses.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Pumpkin spice Busch beer and Krispy Kreme donuts for dogs

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Busch beer make use of both the pie spice and pet food humanization trends this fall.

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Novel proteins in pet food from microbes to bison

On one extreme, researchers explore means of producing protein from cells and microbes, pushing the bounds of technology. On the other, formulators look to ancient sources of protein raised in ways that regenerate the planet’s degraded ecosystems.

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Adventures in Pet Food

Pet food innovation happening in ingredients, research

New pet food research into ingredients, equipment, processes and other areas helps drive innovation in the market, keeping it thriving and growing.

Chris Nelson, CEO of Kemin Industries, addresses participants at the opening of Kemin Nutrisurance's wet pet food pilot lab in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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