Research Notes: Page 12

Cassava, sweet potato may help weight-control cat food

Scientists used either potato, cassava, sweet potato, rice or wheat as the main carbohydrate sources in cat food. While none of these carb sources had a negative effect on the cats, two did have benefits that could guide formulation of weight-control pet foods.

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Kibble affects dog antioxidant levels, regardless of recipe

Dog foods with different antioxidant levels didn’t have the effect on dogs’ blood chemistry that scientists predicted.

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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.

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Certain acid may explain raisin, grape toxicity to dogs

The deadly toxic effects of other foods may have pointed out the reason dogs may be harmed by grapes.

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Mycotoxin in pet food likely caused 2021 UK cat diseases

“The diets associated with the pancytopenia outbreak in cats in the United Kingdom all contained potatoes flakes which, in this scenario, are thought to have been the likely source of mycotoxin,” Royal Veterinary College researchers wrote.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Digestibility of mealworms as pet food ingredients

Scientists measured protein quality and amino acid composition and digestibility of four varieties of mealworm products.

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Omnivore, vegan pet owners differ on cell-cultured pet food

Cell-cultured pet food ingredients may appeal to certain pet owners more than others.

Meat cultured in laboratory conditions from stem cells.

Freeze dried pet foods amino acids digestibility tested

Researchers tested three formats of freeze-dried dog foods: traditional freeze-dried nuggets, low-temperature freeze-dried nuggets and a hybrid freeze-dried nugget.

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Pet Food Market

In-home dog food feeding trials provide digestibility data

In-home feeding trials could serve as a valuable adjunct to tests conducted in dedicated kennels.

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Dog, cat owners and veterinarians differ on pet obesity

In the 2021 Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) survey, 39% of dog owners and 45% of cat owners responded that they consider their pet overweight or obese. However, APOP researchers believe that figure lies closer to 50% for both dogs and cats.

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DCM fear lingers as vets say grain-free pet food unhealthy

Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has largely abandoned their investigation into correlations among certain dog foods and canine dilated cardiomyopathy, dog food buyers still make purchasing decisions influenced by the investigation.

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Most influential pet food marketing claim: no by-products

In the 2021 Association for Pet Obesity Prevention annual survey, pet owners shared which marketing claims most influenced their decisions to purchase specific dog, cat and other pet foods.

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