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Pet Food Ingredients

The power of protein in petfood for dogs

Protein has many functions in a companion animal’s body, but is best known for supplying amino acids to build hair, skin, nails, muscles, tendons, ligaments and cartilage. Protein also plays a primary role in hormone and enzyme production. The protein in petfoods can be supplied by animal sources, plant sources or a combination of the two.

According to Dr. Wakshlag, more recent nutrition research into other sporting breeds like agility and event dogs, detection dogs and hunting dogs is lacking and little research has been done in the past 10 years that examined nutrition, protein and its role in animal athleticism.

Whole prey diets targeted for consumption by exotic and domestic felines

Whole prey diets are commonly used in the zoo and home setting for captive exotic and domestic cats.

Effect of rice bran on palatability and digestibility of adult dog diets

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of full-fat rice bran inclusion in dry diets with and without enzyme blend supplementation for adult dogs.

Investigation of foodborne pathogens in petfood

The Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN), in collaboration with the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) and its Microbiology Cooperative Agreement Program (MCAP) laboratories, conducted a study to evaluate the prevalence of selected microbial organisms in various types of petfoods.

Pet Food Ingredients

Is resistant starch a future fiber in petfoods?

There is enough evidence in the human and animal nutrition research literature to suggest that resistant starch may have a wide array of health benefits. So, is resistant starch a “future fiber” for the next generation of petfoods?

Pet Food Ingredients

Kemin acquires sustainably grown certification for rosemary

Kemin Industries has received third-party sustainably grown certification for its vertically integrated rosemary production through SCS Global Services.

Pet Food Market

The wild and wacky side of petfood

A truly novel new pet treat ingredient and a test of a new delivery system could be game-changers for petfood – or not

Petfood palatability: More information from SPF/Diana Pet Food

Beside this fundamental research focused on animal, Diana Pet Food experts are considering another major actor of the palatability system: the pet owner. Indeed, market feedback on the performance of a food is closely linked with the owner perception of its pet enjoyment during meal time.

Caru Pet Food natural stew ingredients verified 'human grade'

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that Caru Pet Food Company's Caru Natural Stews for Dogs are made with 100% human-grade ingredients.

Pet Food Regulations

Grain-free, gluten-free: ensuring your petfood claims stand up to scrutiny

No observer of the petfood market can miss the pervasiveness of claims such as "grain-free" and "gluten-free" on dog and cat food labels today. There are important factors to consider when making a claim in order for it to survive possible regulatory scrutiny.

Petfood may contribute to pets' behavior

Petfood can obviously affect the health of pets, but it may affect more than that. Petfood ingredients, for example, might affect pet behavior.

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