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Mars research highlights 5 science-driven shifts in dog nutrition
Advances in nutritional science are reshaping how dogs are fed, according to experts at Mars Pet Nutrition.
Brand Insights
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Petfood Industry
Stay current in this fast-growing category with insight that keeps you informed and helps you move forward with confidence.
Global Commerce
Intense El Niño may affect plant-based pet food ingredient prices and availability
Experts generally point toward diversification and supply-chain resilience rather than attempting to predict exactly which crops may fail or flourish.
Pet Food Palatability
Sustainable protein palatability depends on pet food processing, formulation
Alternative proteins need not rely solely on environmental credentials. With careful formulation and processing, they can also deliver the sensory qualities that keep pets coming back to the bowl.
Pet Food Palatability
Ingredients, processing, physical form and more all shape pet food palatability
Literature review finds formulation decisions can alter acceptance in both cats and dogs.
Pet Food Palatability
The biology behind why dogs and cats palatability preferences differ
Understanding species-specific sensory biology may become increasingly important as manufacturers expand the use of alternative proteins, therapeutic formulations and sustainable ingredients.
Dog and Cat Food Nutrition
Q&A Science Dive: Advanced glycation end-product formation in wet, dry and fresh cat food
What drives advanced glycation end-product (AGE) formation and what should formulators take away from research on AGEs?
Pet Food Safety
Wet cat food held highest levels of certain potentially unhealthy chemicals
Concentrations of advanced glycation end-products in mildly cooked (fresh) and extruded dry diets often did not differ significantly in an experiment.
Supplements Supplier Brief
ADM research explores gut-metabolic axis for pet postbiotics
In recent research, a new postbiotic strain from ADM shows promise for supporting healthy glucose metabolism in dogs during weight management.
Research Notes
Study finds enzyme blend supports joint comfort in dogs
A published clinical trial found dogs given Exclzyme Pet scored better on measures of joint comfort and mobility than a placebo group.
Dog and Cat Food Nutrition
Survey: Protein source out-ranks amount for dog food purchases
The research examined purchasing choices made by dog owners and how their perceptions of protein quality and quantity informed their decisions.
Pet Food Ingredients
Goat may be GOAT protein for climate change adapted pet food
As the world warms and farmland degrades, goats could become the Greatest Of All Time mammalian protein source.
Pet Food Ingredients
Shiitake, black soldier fly meals compared as alternative dog food ingredients
A study compared digestibility and nutritional characteristics of novel ingredients with conventional meat and bone meal.
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