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AI machine learning tests personalized dog food formulation

Researchers combined machine learning and mathematical optimization to generate potential wet dog food recipes, but data gaps limited personalization and nutritional completeness.

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Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Beyond age, food amount may explain some puppy, adult dog gut differences

Some digestive differences between puppies and adults may reflect the greater amount of food puppies consume to support growth, rather than age alone.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Chicory root powder may have functional ingredient potential

Research with Labrador puppies suggests whole chicory root powder may support digestive, metabolic and immune benefits beyond its established role as a source of prebiotic fiber.

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Study: eBeam reduces pathogens in raw pet food

Texas A&M University research on Carnivore Meat Co.’s Vital Essentials products found electron beam technology significantly reduced pathogens while maintaining the products’ nutritional profile.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Meatly relocates ahead of 2027 cultivated meat production

Cultivated meat producer has moved to Imperial College London's Grapht Works facility as it prepares to scale manufacturing for the pet food market.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Novel, but endangered, Japanese eel in cat food improved coat quality, antioxidants

Cats eating diets containing Japanese eel improved several measures of coat condition and antioxidant capacity. However, scientists classify the species as Endangered.

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Sustainable Dog and Cat Food

Royal Canin, Roquette co-invest in regenerative wheat farms

The partnership with Soil Capital supports more than 60 farms in France and allows each company to count verified farm-level outcomes toward its own Scope 3 emissions reporting.

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Symrise pet food division returns to growth

Symrise AG’s Pet Food Division posted positive organic sales growth in the third quarter of 2026, driven by higher volumes in palatability and pet nutrition.

Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Shiitake mushrooms may lower cholesterol in dogs

Researchers examined whether blood lipid responses differed between younger and older dogs.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Scoular, Giorgi bring mushroom ingredients to pet food

Scoular’s annual sustainability report also shows its regenerative wheat program with Grupo Trimex has grown to 35,000 acres.

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Industry Voices

Pet supplement warning letters reveal marketing compliance lessons

Apex Compliance's Asa Waldstein outlined how recent FDA warning letters, lawsuits and advertising challenges can guide marketing claims for animal supplements.

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Pet Supplements & Treats Digest

Roundtable: What are vets telling clients about pet supplements?

We asked four veterinarians how supplement conversations start, where pet owners get their information and which quality indicators the vets weigh before recommending a product.

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