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The power of protein in petfood for dogs

Protein has many functions in a companion animal’s body, but is best known for supplying amino acids to build hair, skin, nails, muscles, tendons, ligaments and cartilage. Protein also plays a primary role in hormone and enzyme production. The protein in petfoods can be supplied by animal sources, plant sources or a combination of the two.

According to Dr. Wakshlag, more recent nutrition research into other sporting breeds like agility and event dogs, detection dogs and hunting dogs is lacking and little research has been done in the past 10 years that examined nutrition, protein and its role in animal athleticism.

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Is resistant starch a future fiber in petfoods?

There is enough evidence in the human and animal nutrition research literature to suggest that resistant starch may have a wide array of health benefits. So, is resistant starch a “future fiber” for the next generation of petfoods?

Pet Food Ingredients

Kemin acquires sustainably grown certification for rosemary

Kemin Industries has received third-party sustainably grown certification for its vertically integrated rosemary production through SCS Global Services.

Pet Food Market

The wild and wacky side of petfood

A truly novel new pet treat ingredient and a test of a new delivery system could be game-changers for petfood – or not

Pet Food Regulations

Grain-free, gluten-free: ensuring your petfood claims stand up to scrutiny

No observer of the petfood market can miss the pervasiveness of claims such as "grain-free" and "gluten-free" on dog and cat food labels today. There are important factors to consider when making a claim in order for it to survive possible regulatory scrutiny.

Petfood may contribute to pets' behavior

Petfood can obviously affect the health of pets, but it may affect more than that. Petfood ingredients, for example, might affect pet behavior.

Petfood palatability: More information from AFB International

AFB International launched their Palatants Plus blog at www.palatantsplus.com. The blog is designed to share the latest petfood palatability research and developments with petfood industry professionals and how it can enhance petfood performance. Current topics include collaborative innovation, liquid palatants and tracking palatability.

Pet Food Market

Chinese petfood market’s growth includes rapid product expansion

Name just about any petfood trend that has prevailed on the global market, and it is now showing up in the nascent yet rapidly developing market of China.

Pet Food Ingredients

Cargill vegetarian glucosamine determined safe for petfood

Cargill’s Regenasure glucosamine HCl is now Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) for use in petfood and/or animal feed for dogs, cats and horses.

Nestle makes animal welfare pledge

Nestle has announced sweeping reforms to improve the welfare of farm animals in its supply chain after dropping a supplier found to be abusing dairy cows, according to reports.

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