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Microbiome health, sustainability in pet food nutrition

Learn about the current trends within pet nutrition, particularly microbiome/gut health for pets and sustainability in pet ingredients.

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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

Ingredients account for highest pet food carbon emissions

The three largest pet food companies average the most carbon emissions from the ingredients used in their pet food products, far surpassing other contributors.

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Certain acid may explain raisin, grape toxicity to dogs

The deadly toxic effects of other foods may have pointed out the reason dogs may be harmed by grapes.

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Protein producer Protenga uses funds for Smart Insect Farm

Protenga, which specializes in cultivation of black soldier fly larvae for pet food and animal feed proteins, is using new funding to create a second facility.

With the recent approval of black soldier fly larvae for use in adult dog foods, insect protein options bear additional consideration. | (TARAPONG PATTAMACHAIYANT | iStock.com)

Human cuisine trends with pet food potential in 2023

Human food writers and industry analysts have made their predictions for the trends that will influence cuisine in 2023. Some of these food fashions have potential to migrate into pet food formulations.

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Cancer formulation pet foods nourish sick dogs, cats

General nutrition goals for pets with cancer include preserving lean muscle, minimizing metabolic disturbances and GI intolerance to food, and optimizing quality of life.

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Mycotoxin in pet food likely caused 2021 UK cat diseases

“The diets associated with the pancytopenia outbreak in cats in the United Kingdom all contained potatoes flakes which, in this scenario, are thought to have been the likely source of mycotoxin,” Royal Veterinary College researchers wrote.

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Digestibility of mealworms as pet food ingredients

Scientists measured protein quality and amino acid composition and digestibility of four varieties of mealworm products.

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Omnivore, vegan pet owners differ on cell-cultured pet food

Cell-cultured pet food ingredients may appeal to certain pet owners more than others.

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FDA ends DCM updates; No causality data with dog foods

The FDA received far fewer reports of DCM cases from 2020 to 2022 compared to the preceding two years. In total, the FDA received 1,382 reports of DCM from Jan. 1, 2014 to Nov. 1, 2022.

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By-products can be called upcycled pet food ingredients

Rendering by-products into pet food ingredients reduces food waste and makes more efficient use of the resources needed to produce human foods. Rebranding these products as upcycled could aid acceptance by pet owners.

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Maneli Pets of South Africa recovers to pre-COVID revenues

After the pandemic greatly disrupted its pet food export business, Maneli Pets pivoted to finding customers in its native South Africa, in addition to exporting.

South Africa’s novel proteins, known the world over, include free-range ostrich, venison, rabbits and warthogs – the ones used by Maneli Pets.

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