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Dietary protein for diet-restricted overweight cats

Feeding high-protein diets to overweight cats may help minimize decreases of mass-adjusted energy expenditure during weight loss.

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News from the JAM companion animal program

At the recent Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Animal Science and American Dairy Science Association and Canadian Society of Animal Science there were 27 topical reviews and original research presentations focused specifically on companion animals out of the hundreds of abstracts in the program.

Professor receives American Society of Animal Science award

Dr. Marshall Stern, animal science professor from the University of Minnesota, has received the Fellow Award in the teaching category at the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) National Awards Program.

AAFCO annual meeting highlights petfood industry issues

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) held its annual meeting on July 24–26, 2014, in Sacramento, California, USA. As always, several controversial issues kept the discussions lively.

Pet Food Market

Symrise completes Diana Group acquisition

Symrise AG has completed the acquisition of French Diana Group, a manufacturer of natural flavors. The EUR 1.3 billion (US$1.75 billion) takeover has been approved by the Diana worker’s council and cleared by the antitrust authorities.

Pet Food Market

New petfood consumers: what US Millennials are looking for

Millennial pet owners respond to functional petfood messaging, research shows, such as “scientifically formulated” and “real meat”

Pet Food Market

US petfood market benefits from (and contributes to) positive consumer trends

Robust petfood and pet care sales could be playing a considerable role in fast-moving consumer goods overall showing any type of US retail increases

Pets eating better than their owners, says Wellness Natural Pet Food survey

Eight in 10 US dog or cat owners feel that their pets always (24%) or sometimes (56%) eat healthier foods than they do, according to the 2014 Wellness Pet Parent Survey from Wellness Natural Pet Food.

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Market Trends and Reports

Merrick Pet Care, Tree House partner to feed homeless cats

Tree House Humane Society and Merrick Pet Care have announced an exclusive partnership to feed Chicago, Illinois homeless cats.

Market Trends and Reports

Total tract energy and macronutrient digestibility of chicken-based diets in cats

The whole prey tested maintained short-term health and are adequately digestible for utilization in companion animal diets.

Natural diets and their impact on canine and feline physiology

Opportunities exist to better understand the effect of natural petfood diets on pets’ health and nutrition outcomes.

Effects of diet on tooth length, wear and growth in guinea pigs

Other factors than diet abrasiveness are more likely causes for dental problems observed in guinea pigs.

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