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

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

photo by Andrea Gantz

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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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Postbiotics: new functional pet food ingredient frontier?

Postbiotics are emerging as a new human food trend to provide functional benefits, particularly to boost digestive health. Are pet food and treats next?

Dog and cat owners have varying reasons for changing their pets’ food, from quality to preference. | (Chendongshan | Shutterstock.com)

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)

Pumpkin’s nutrition benefits popular in pet food formulas

Pumpkin, a formerly seasonal ingredient, has since become a year-round choice for pet food formulators who tout its nutritional benefits.

Pumpkin has long been a food ingredient associated with the fall months, but it’s fast becoming a staple year-round. | Kasefoto | Shutterstock.com

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How the global pet food supply chain, retail are changing

From ingredients and other raw materials to finished pet food products reaching the market, the pandemic has confirmed how interconnected everything is.

Pet food retailing worldwide now includes an increasing number of home delivery orders. l Courtesy of Rappi Columbia

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Plant-based ingredient R&D center open to pet food makers

The Center could be particularly useful in the development of sustainable plant-based ingredients for dog, cat and other pet foods.

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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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High accuracy batching of dry ingredients for wet pet food applications

Automated material handling methods greatly improve overall pet food safety.

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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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DCM study: no link to grain-free pet food, no closure

FDA’s investigation into a possible link between grain-free pet food and DCM, and its handling of the situation, has yielded no answers, only frustration.

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Allergy-fighting cat food safe in feeding trials

Cat allergies affect an estimated 12.1% of people older than 6, but a cat food coating derived from chicken eggs may help those folks embrace felines without sneezing fits.

(photo by Andrea Gantz)

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