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Whey protein’s potential for fitness, life-stage pet food

Pet products made with whey protein often are marketed for dogs with active, athletic lifestyles.

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Prebiotics may help older dogs’ guts avoid inflammation

When a pet’s complex microbial community shifts out of balance, the gut can fall into a state called dysbiosis.

The human microbiome is an area of increasing interest and study, and that research has expanded into the companion animal sphere. (ChrisChrisW | iStockPhoto.com)

Diet, genetics play roles in canine DCM; Mysteries remain

Among more than 150 published studies related to DCM, researchers didn’t find any firm connection among cases of DCM and grain-free dog food.

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Confront DCM with dog food supplements, DNA tests

While scientists still have much to learn about what causes dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, pet food companies do have tools to deal with DCM while researchers look for answers.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Allergy-fighting cat food safe in feeding trials

Cat allergies affect an estimated 12.1% of people older than 6, but a cat food coating derived from chicken eggs may help those folks embrace felines without sneezing fits.

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DCM connection to grain-free dog food not found in review

More than 150 published studies didn’t reveal to researchers any firm connection between cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and grain-free dog food.

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Americans feel ‘guilty’ about kibble odor; French ‘joyful’

Among the pet owners of Brittany of France, Kansas in the Unites States and Réunion Island, off the east coast of Africa, scientists found differences in people’s psychological reactions to dog and cat food.

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Pet food maker nutrition, quality by ingredient studied

However, pet owners may have trepidations about novel pet food ingredients or varieties, including raw, plant protein, cell-cultured, insect, fungal or algal-based pet foods.

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Pet hemp supplement CBD levels vary; 4 with heavy metals

Researchers employed by a CBD pet supplement company analyzed 29 hemp-based pet supplements sold online in the United States.

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8 dog obesity factors: kibble vs. fresh, probiotics, more

Researchers identified lower dog obesity prevalence among dogs whose owners’ reported feeding of probiotics or fresh dog food.

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COVID-19 virus replicates in cats, transmits cat-to-cat

The scientists conducted similar experiments with dogs, pigs, chickens, ferrets and ducks. The virus could replicate in ferrets and cats, and could transmit from cat to cat.

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Korean foods inspire fermented chicken dog snacks

Fermented chicken could serve as a functional ingredient in dog treats and snacks.

Kimchi cabbage in a bowl with chopsticks (Buppha Wut, Bigstock.com)

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