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Fungi and toxins found in veterinary dog, cat foods

Veterinary dog and cat foods may contain toxins left by fungi that infected the grain used to make the products, as well as the fungi itself.

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Pet owners most want plant-based diet nutrition info

Scientists asked pet owners about their own dietary preferences and their beliefs and behaviors about plant-based dog and cat foods.

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Clostridium, Salmonella found in European raw pet food

Researchers encountered potentially disease-causing bacteria during laboratory analyses of raw dog foods available on the European market.

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Grain-Free Pet Food

Dogs prefer grain-free over ancient grain carb sources

Grain-free dog foods beat ancient grains in a palatability study, but that doesn’t mean ancient grains like sorghum and millet don’t have a role in pet food formulations.

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Pet Food Market

Q&A: Can feeding trials prevent pet food health crises?

Maybe not, since feeding trials might overlook breed-specific dietary needs, according to veterinary nutrition scientists at the University of California – Davis.

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Aluminum, other minerals found in commercial US dog foods

Scientists at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine analyzed the levels of nickel, silica, aluminum, chromium and molybdenum in dog food.

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Stopping grain-free diet, adding taurine helped dogs’ DCM

The scientists published the results of their research, “Taurine deficiency and dilated cardiomyopathy in golden retrievers fed commercial diets,” in the journal PLOS ONE.

Hill’s, Royal Canin renal cat foods fight kidney disease

In an experiment, scientists observed positive effects from both Royal Canin Renal Support A Feline dry cat food and a test food: Hill’s Prescription Diet k/d Feline with chicken dry cat food.

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Extruded, processed diet for pet parrots helps fight obesity

Scientists studied blue‐fronted Amazon parrots’ ability to digest processed feed.

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Science4Animals aims to fund basic research on pets

S4A aims generating fundamental knowledge regarding three animal focus groups: equids, companion animals, pet exotics and zoo animals.

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Pentobarbital detection finds tiny amounts in pet food

The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry published the pentobarbital detection procedure.

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Unlabeled horse, other animals found in European pet food

Dog and cat foods on the European market may contain animals not listed on the ingredient panels, which could cause problems for pets with allergies.

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