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Pet Food Safety

5 tips to keep your pets safe amid petfood recalls

Hound & Gatos Pet Foods Corp. has tips for pet owners to keep their pets safe and healthy amid petfood recalls.

Exogenous thyrotoxicosis in dogs that consume petfood containing thyroid hormone

Thyrotoxicosis can occur secondary to consumption of meat-based products presumably contaminated by thyroid tissue.

Effects of novel fibers on short-chain fatty acid production in canines

CEF had a butyrogenic effect and CEF, CHP and their blends had similar bifidobacteria and lactobacilli populations as popular prebiotic and fiber substrates.

Vitamin E supplementation in adult cats

A supplemental level of 225 mg/kg dietetic management diet of vitamin E has beneficial effects on adult cat immune function.

Superfoods as petfood ingredients

The petfood industry is seeing a clear trend of interest in specialty petfood ingredients. Even as the standard petfood market slows, the functional, nutrition-focused, lifestage-specific, customized premium and superpremium segments are steaming ahead. One of the side effects of this consumer shift is an increased look at so-called superfoods and their use in petfood formulas.

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Market Trends and Reports

Bravo! freeze-dried pet treats

Pet Food Product Database

Hound & Gatos trout recipe petfood

Zinc sources: A matter of choice in the petfood industry

Zinc is an essential dietary element that can be found in many natural mineral deposits. There are several forms available in the market that are used to supplement petfoods.

Pet Food Market

NutriFusion expands into petfood with nutrient-dense products

NutriFusion, a company that focuses on adding natural nutrients from fruits and vegetables into food processors’ products, initially had no plans to expand into petfood. But once they did, they saw immediate growth.

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Consumers say nutrition outweighs price in choosing a petfood

Nearly 80% of US pet owners choose a petfood based on how nutritious or healthy they think it will be, a recent survey shows; only 4% choose price.

Petco unveils new initiative centered on pet nutrition

Petco has announced a new initiative, centered on the importance of proper nutrition for pets. A creative campaign, "What We Feed Them Matters," rolls out nationwide this week.

Pet Food Market

BOGO Bowl helps pets in need with food, cash gifts

BOGO Bowl helps pets in need by providing shelters, rescues or similar organizations with petfood or other monetary gifts.

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