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Pet Food Ingredients

Diana Pet Food changing brand imagery, adding brand

The graphical identities of Diana Pet Food and all its brands have been refreshed in order to highlight their positioning while ensuring an overall graphical harmony.

Research finds how to use distillers grains in dog food

Researchers from the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil conducted two experiments using dog food containing DDGS at varying levels, both with or without the enzyme.

photo by Andrea Gantz

Why pet food palatability trends focus on owners, pets

Humans’ increasing involvement in their pets’ food has affected all areas of the industry, including palatability.

As pet owners become more and more involved in their pets’ meal times, the complexity and nuance of pet food palatability technologies continue to evolve. | sonsedskaya.Dreamstime.com

Feline genetic make-up: Understanding cats’ preference drivers

Understanding the relationship between genetics and cat preferences can be a powerful tool in developing customized cat foods.

Improving pet food palatability: Yeast extract, hydrolyzed yeast

Processed yeast can be used as a solution for pet food differentiation.

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Cat taste bud cells grown in lab

BRAIN AG and DIANA Pet Food announced that the partners were able to establish proliferating cat taste cells with the goal to perform long-term studies on the taste perception in cats.

Photo by Jennifer Leigh | Wikimedia Commons

Pet Food Processing

Kemin opens new fully-integrated palatant facility

Pet food manufacturers to benefit from custom blending and packaging

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Pet Food Ingredients

Spray dried animal plasma may improve cat food digestibility

Digestibility of dry matter, crude fiber, ash, calcium and phosphorus appeared to improve after the addition of SDAP.

photo by Andrea Gantz | Flickr

Pet Food Market

Cat food challenge: Do cats really opt for nutrition?

Do cats really "learn" to choose foods based on nutrition rather than flavor? This observer questions (somewhat tongue in cheek) a new study’s findings.

This observer questions (somewhat tongue in cheek) whether cats really 'learn' to select foods based on macronutrient balance. l Ludmilla Rossi, FreeImages.com

Pet Food Ingredients

Why pet food brands are adding functional ingredients

As consumers continue to drive the specialization of pet food formulas, functional ingredients are gaining more notice.

The opportunities for functional pet food ingredients are increasing in scope and variety as pet food purchasers look to customize their pets’ meals to suit their needs. | International Dehydrated Foods Inc.

Victoria Stilwell welcomes attendees to 2016 Petfood Forum

Celebrity dog trainer Victoria Stilwell, our keynote speaker at Petfood Forum, encouraged collaboration between pet food manufacturers, marketers and trainers.

Novel proteins showcased at Petfood Innovation Workshop

New proteins designed to supplement more natural pet foods were on display at Petfood Innovation Workshop.

Of four cans, those mixed with plasma came out in a firm, gelatinous mass, while those mixed with wheat gluten were comparatively watery and loose. | Alyssa Conway

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