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Petfood palatability: More information from AFB International

AFB International launched their Palatants Plus blog at www.palatantsplus.com. The blog is designed to share the latest petfood palatability research and developments with petfood industry professionals and how it can enhance petfood performance. Current topics include collaborative innovation, liquid palatants and tracking palatability.

Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

APC Inc

Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

Pet Food Market

Chinese petfood market’s growth includes rapid product expansion

Name just about any petfood trend that has prevailed on the global market, and it is now showing up in the nascent yet rapidly developing market of China.

Pet Food Ingredients

Cargill vegetarian glucosamine determined safe for petfood

Cargill’s Regenasure glucosamine HCl is now Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) for use in petfood and/or animal feed for dogs, cats and horses.

Nestle makes animal welfare pledge

Nestle has announced sweeping reforms to improve the welfare of farm animals in its supply chain after dropping a supplier found to be abusing dairy cows, according to reports.

Petfood Forum China 2014 brings pet nutrition information to dynamic market

Petfood industry experts presented information to help professionals in the fast-growing Chinese market develop, formulate and process new petfood products.

Good Taste: Petfood palatability update 2014

Palatants entice a pet to consume a food, treat or supplement that, while nutritious, may be inconsistent with their native diet. Dry petfoods make more frequent use of palatants, and use palatants at higher inclusion rates than wet foods. Wet foods tend naturally to be more palatable due to processing techniques and higher moisture content. Palatants are often available as dry powders, liquids and gravies.

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