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Pet Food Market

Help owners avoid pets’ loose stools after dog food switch

Dog owners may be reticent to try a different brand of food, fearing gastrointestinal troubles for their dogs and carpets.

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Pet food growth may outstrip animal protein supply

Animal protein production bottlenecks were only one of the supply chain issues facing the pet food industry now and in the near future, according to researchers in their examination of the interplay among human and pet food ingredient demands.

With byproducts from a cow being used for pet food, should it have the same carbon footprint as a steak for humans? l Andrea Gantz

Raw meat dog food germs linked to human infection

Along with evidence of spreading germs to people, dogs fed raw pet food may have harbored antibacterial-resistant strains of E. coli.

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Toxic pet food contaminants: Arsenic, BPA, PCB, aflatoxin…

In the production of pet foods, no different than human foods, there are a number of compounds that make their way into the food that aren’t a part of the formula/recipe or stated on the ingredient listing.

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Antibiotic-resistant germs grown from pet food in Europe

Microbiologists grew antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus bacteria found in pet foods bought in Europe. Although pet food hasn’t been documented passing these germs to people, a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes could be created in the gut of dogs.

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Longer life reported with plant-based dog food

Vegetarian and vegan pet owners may have perceived the effects of plant-based diets on their pets as more beneficial than they really were.

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Not all fibers in cat food may control appetite

Pet food formulators may help address the cat obesity problem by creating weight-management recipes using certain ingredients that control appetite in cats.

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3 options for insect-based pet food ingredients

Among the millions of insect species on Earth, arthropod agriculture has adopted only a few types. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), crickets and mealworms are among those few insects raised for use as pet food ingredients.

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Pet Food Market

Pet food processing, ingredient, claims research gaps seen

Few researchers have stopped to ask if academic and market research provides the specific insights that pet food industry executives feel they need.

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Avocado toxic to dogs? Science explores pet food potential

Discover how researchers added to the evidence that avocado has potential as a dog food ingredient, contrary to veterinary and popular recommendations against the fruit.

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Copper in dog food needs AAFCO safe upper limit, vets say

While not every dog has the same sensitivity to copper, the group suggested that a safe upper limit be established for copper in dog food to protect those dogs that are.

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How is shark in pet food despite Mars, Purina standards?

Neither Mars Petcare not Nestlé Purina PetCare use sharks in any of their recipes. Both have supply chain protocols that should screen out ingredients made with sharks, along with other endangered species.

Little dog wearing shark shape swimming suit for safe swimming, standing in the sea.

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