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Pet Ownership Statistics

Cat exposure may increase schizophrenia risk in people

After researchers adjusted for other factors, they found that people exposed to cats had approximately twice the probability of developing schizophrenia.

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Brand Insights

Pet Food Quality: A More Holistic Approach to Food Safety

KEMIN NUTRISURANCE

Learn why addressing microbial risks throughout the value chain is critical to a robust food safety program. Brand Insights from Kemin.

Pet Food Quality: A More Holistic Approach to Food Safety

Pet Food Ingredients

Cassava by-product may serve as dog, cat food fiber

Cassava co-product could potentially be used as a fiber source in dog food and cat food.

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Hydrolyzed chicken liver more digestible than poultry meal in dog food

Dogs fed hydrolyzed chicken liver powder diets exhibited a greater apparent total tract digestibility of crude protein. However, this came with trade-offs as dogs eating hydrolyzed chicken liver powder diets had lower apparent total tract digestibility of

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Grain-Free Pet Food

Dog breed affected digestion of varying protein, grain levels

These results from this study exemplified how both breed and diet choice influenced nutrient digestibility, fermentative end products and fecal microbiota.

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Breed, diet, time influence dog heart health; No DCM

There were no significant differences between breeds, diets, and various time points in terms of cardiac-specific biomarkers and endomyocardial biopsies.

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Pet Food Ingredients

The quantitative use of dehydrated garlic powder in dog treats

Learn about the research that exists for garlic as an ingredient in pet food and treats.

Garlic is a widely used human food ingredient, but its use in pet food and treats is more complicated.

Chicken heart, liver hydrolysate beat meal in dog food

Hydrolysates may be more digestible for dogs than ingredients made from intact proteins, such as chicken meal. Hydrolyzed proteins also may be less likely to trigger allergic responses.

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Owner profiles deduced from dog food buying patterns

Buyers of nonconventional pet foods, such as raw meat formulations, were different from those who bought conventional formulas, like kibble and canned.

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Microbial protein provides all amino acids for pet food

Scientists compared fermented microbial protein with chicken meal, corn gluten meal, pea protein and black soldier fly larvae.

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Pet Food Press Releases

Cat noses analyze pet food odors similarly to lab instruments

Simulation of air and odor flow through the virtual cat nose showed that it appears to function similarly to a parallel coiled gas chromatograph.

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Hemp seeds lack one amino acid to meet dog, cat food needs

Hemp seeds alone do not meet all the amino acid requirements for adult dogs and cats. Hemp seeds would need a complimentary protein source.

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Cat obesity steady 2017-2022, but owners may misclassify

More than one-quarter of cat owners thought their cats’ body condition was normal, although their veterinary professional classified those same cats as overweight to obesity.

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