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Nutrigenomics: Recent advances in dogs and cats

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HACCP Checklist

Dr. David Rosenblatt’s complete HACCP step-by-step checklist and guide to a safer, smooth-running manufacturing plant

Pet Food Market

Kriser’s petfood store opens first Texas location

Kriser’s, an all-natural petfood store, has opened its first Texas, USA, location in Houston, according to a report. Kriser’s, which offers petfood, supplies and grooming services, opened its first store in 2006 in Chicago.

Pet Food Ingredients

Coconut oil: Does it belong in commercial petfoods?

Coconut oil has become fashionable with a near cult-like following in the human dietary health and supplements aisle. Although it was once cast aside as an ingredient that contributed to cardiovascular health issues, now it is being touted as a cure for everything from obesity to acne.

Pet Food Ingredients

Coconut oil: Does it belong in commercial petfoods?

Coconut oil has become fashionable with a near cult-like following in the human dietary health and supplements aisle. Although it was once cast aside as an ingredient that contributed to cardiovascular health issues, now it is being touted as a cure for everything from obesity to acne.

Small meals, greater frequency may curb cat obesity

Researchers from the University of Illinois interested in finding a method to maintain healthy body weight in cats have looked at a previously suggested claim that increased meal frequency could help to increase overall physical activity. The idea is to feed cats the appropriate amount of food needed to maintain a healthy body weight, but to offer it in more frequent, smaller meals throughout the day.

Grain-free petfood: A top trend in the US pet market

Among the trends currently driving the US petfood industry, grain-free petfood is one of the most significant. Sales of grain-free petfood at US pet stores increased 28% in 2013, according to data from GfK, a company that tracks sales in more than 11,000 pet outlets (including national and regional chains, as well as neighborhood pet shops) via its retail and technology division.

Share Of Total Petfood 1403 Pe Tgrainfree

Market Trends and Reports

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Pedigree highlights shelter dogs with 'See what good food can do' program

At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, baseball player David Ortiz and actor Josh Duhamel were on site to help kick off Pedigree's "See what good food can do" campaign and help shine a spotlight on the millions of shelter dogs in need of a home. The new documentary-style campaign features real stories of shelter dogs, their shelter caregivers and the dog's new families.

Dog obesity and predisposing genetic markers

Incidence of overweight and obesity in dogs exceeds 30%, according to researchers, and several breeds are predisposed to this heritable phenotype. The progress of canine genomics and advanced knowledge on the genetic background of human obesity bring an opportunity to perform such studies in dogs.

Effects of feeding frequency on cats’ voluntary physical activity

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of increased meal frequency and dietary water content on voluntary physical activity in cats fed to maintain body weight. Ten adult lean neutered male cats were used in two tests, both crossover studies composed of a 14-day adaptation period, followed by a seven-day measurement of physical activity.

The variation in feline urinary oxalate excretion rates

This study aimed to identify factors contributing to the variation in urinary oxalate (Uox) excretion rate, Uox concentration and urine volume in healthy adult cats. A data set containing information on Uox excretion rate of 65 cats fed 252 diets with known dietary oxalate concentrations collected over a six-year period at a feline nutrition facility were analyzed.

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