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Nutrition
Pet Food Palatability: Page 2
Research Notes
Value found in both traditional, new pet food palatability analysis
After reviewing the palatability measures available, researchers concluded that traditional methods remain essential, but new approaches are expanding humans’ understanding of pet food preferences.
Brand Insights
Learn how AI and tech advances are powering the future of pet food
WATT Global Media
Discover how new tools and strategies streamline operations, improve safety, and transform marketing for pet food manufacturers.
Petfood Forum News
Understanding flavor preferences in aging cats
Ana Rita Monforte, Ph.D., will explore how sensory changes influence food acceptance and the future of tailored feline nutrition in her Petfood Forum session.
Research Notes
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.
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.
Pet Food News
By-product grind size didn’t affect dog food digestibility
Particle size may not affect protein or fat digestibility in poultry by-product meals used as dog food ingredients. Likewise, by-product meal particle size doesn’t seem to affect fecal quality or palatability.
Nutrition
Why pet food palatability and aroma matter so much
Research has revealed fascinating facts about how the sense of taste and smell function in dogs and cats, with important clues for formulating pet food.
Pet Food News
Cellulose fibers didn’t affect dog food digestion, palatability
Scientists conducted an experiment using three different types of cellulose in dog foods compared to the same formulation without those fiber sources.
Pet Food Market
15 fun and fascinating pet food flavor facts
For cats and dogs to benefit from their food, it must be palatable to them so they’ll eat it. The senses of taste and smell (and others) play a key role.
Pet Food News
Measuring cats’ delight at dinner benefits pet food makers
Measuring a cat’s enjoyment of their food can help pet food formulators develop new products and improve existing ones.
Nutrition
BSF protein an ‘easy swap’ for other proteins in dog food
With alternative proteins increasing in popularity in human foods, they are also gaining interest from consumers of pet food, and black soldier fly (BSF)-based ingredients are among the most popular.
Pet Food Ingredients
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Pet Food News
Ancient grains digestible, palatable as rice in dog food
In an experiment, ten adult female Beagles ate one of five diets included up to 40% rice or one of four ancient grains: amaranth, white proso millet, quinoa or oat groats.
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