Pet Food Ingredients: Page 77

Salmon meal is in nearly one-quarter of dry dog foods

Salmon appears as oil, broth, meat and meal in dog and cat foods, both wet and dry, according to an analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.

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Updated pet food line will support independent retailers

Holistic Select has announced a new lineup of recipes for cats and dogs that continue to deliver high levels of probiotics and digestive enzymes.

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ESM Technologies acquires Stratum Nutrition

ESM Technologies has announced the consolidation of its human and pet supplement ingredients business under the Stratum Nutrition brand.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Simmons Feed opens new pet food ingredient facility

Simmons Feed Ingredients, an affiliate of Simmons Foods Inc., held a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 31, 2017, for its new ingredient facility in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

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Grain-free dry dog, cat food no longer a niche market

Grain-free dry dog and cat food formulas continue to gain market share. Learn what these formulas contain and what brands are investing in this movement.

Performing an analysis of dry pet food recipes using the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center shows that 44 percent of dry dog food recipes and 47 percent of dry cat food recipes in the database do not contain grains. | Elena Schweitzer, Dreamstime

Animal welfare claims on pet food may attract pet owners

Scientists found a statistically significant correlation between pet ownership and support for animal welfare.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Pet food ingredients: companies betting big on bugs

Learn why pet food industry suppliers in Europe are investing in research and technology for using insects as a novel protein ingredient in pet food.

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Pet Food Market

Pet food nutrition: it’s not just about high protein

No published scientific data has shown the benefits of high protein in dog food, nor that it’s the root cause of any health issues. Protein quality is key.

The color of the lawn may indicate whether a dog is getting excess protein in its diet, and the quality of that protein. l Andrea Gantz

Canidae Pet Food launches company farm

Canidae Pet Food has launched Canidae Farms in Kansas where it now grows its own ingredients for its pet food products.

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Market Trends and Reports

GMO pet foods may be safe, but are rejected by pet owners

GMO ingredients in dog and cat food don’t hurt pets, said Richard Butterwick, global nutrition advisor at the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition during Petfood Forum 2017.

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Pet Food Market

Your dog is not a wolf! (Pet food companies, take note)

Many recent pet food trends play on the belief that a dog is not different from a wolf and should be fed like one. Is this concept supported by science?

Research shows that through domestication, dogs have evolved away from the mainly carnivorous diet of the wolf. l SBoice, Bigstock.com

Pet Food Ingredients

Chicken rules the roost of dog and cat food proteins

Chicken appears in more pet foods than any other meat, according to an analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.

(Andrea Gantz, Flickr)

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