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Biomin to open second premix facility in Vietnam

Animal health and nutrition company Biomin recently completed a new premix facility in Binh Duong, Vietnam. This second facility in Vietnam for Biomin is set to open on October 2.

Honest Kitchen founder taste tests petfood ingredients, final product

Lucy Postins, founder of The Honest Kitchen petfood company, was recently featured in an article for not only sampling each ingredient that goes into the food, but also sampling the final product. Postins says she tests each of the petfood recipes for food for flavor, aroma and color.

Lucy Postins, founder of the The Honest Kitchen, taste tests the ingredients in her company's dog food.

Pet Food Ingredients

Mycotoxins in petfoods with plant-derived proteins

Petfood protein is changing, as traditional sources, such as fish and meat byproducts, are replaced with plant-derived proteins. These proteins are more accessible and affordable, but they may be accompanied by harmful toxins called mycotoxins.

Stress-induced and emotional eating in animals

Eating in response to stress or negative emotional states is well-documented in both humans and animals in experimental settings and has been shown to work by alleviating the unpleasant emotional experience. This type of eating behavior, called stress-induced or emotional eating, is linked to the development of obesity.

Endoscopic ultrasonographic evaluation of the esophagus in dogs

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) examinations were performed with a radial ultrasonographic gastrovideoscope in 14 healthy, anesthetized beagles in order to characterize the appearance of the canine esophagus. Images were obtained at 3-cm intervals along the esophageal length to allow evaluation of the esophageal wall with the probe in direct contact with the esophageal wall and with a water-filled balloon as a standoff.

Evaluation of the effects of domperidone on the gastrointestinal tract of horses

This study determined the effects of domperidone on the in vivo and in vitro measures of gastrointestinal tract motility and contractility in 18 healthy adult horses. The tissue samples of an additional 26 adult horses were also used.

Enzyme use in dog food kibble diets formulated with wheat bran

The effect of adding two enzyme mixtures in diets for dogs formulated with wheat bran was evaluated. Two foods with similar compositions were formulated: negative control (without wheat bran) and test diet (25% of wheat bran).

Market Trends and Reports

Improving the juiciness of petfood chunks and pouches with plasma

Juiciness is the ability of meat to release juice (defined as the quantity of water preserved after cooking) when a pet chews it. Most of the juiciness in meat is actually water, but the sensation of juiciness happens two ways: The first corresponds to the quantity of juice that is released into the mouth when the meat is first chewed, and the secondary perception of juiciness is due to salivary flow stimulated by the presence of fat in the mouth.

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Market trends: Petfood enhancers

Niche sections of the petfood market are nothing new. Fresh petfood, refrigerated/frozen petfood and dehydrated petfood are all members of the niche pet market and are starting to gain enough popularity to be included in annual retail reports and breakdowns of market data. The petfood enhancers category, however, is just now starting to make waves with more products than ever finding pet store shelves and enticing pet owners with human food flavors, human-animal bonding and unique ways to add extra nutrition to a pet’s diet.

Many petfood enhancers mimic human food flavors and encourage pet owners to have more interaction with their pets during feeding time.

Pet Food Market

Alternative protein sources for petfood: are insects the answer?

Increasing humanization of pets around the world -- even in China, a small (but rapidly growing) pet market, 90% of pet owners say their pets are part of the family, according to Mars Petcare China -- means rising numbers of pet owners who want and expect to feed their pets products similar to the types of food products they're seeking for themselves. When it comes to protein sources, that translates to seeking "human grade" meats, poultry or fish and shunning any ingredients perceived as lesser quality, such as meat or poultry by-products or meals. Petfood manufacturers have understandably responded to these consumer demands. So everyone should be happy, right?

FIAAP, VICTAM to organize pavilion at Animal Farming Ukraine 2013

Victam will organize a FIAAP/VICTAM Pavilion within the Animal Farming Ukraine 2013 exhibition. Victam says it chose to support Animal Farming Ukraine again as the show presents the entire range of products in the field of animal farming and directly related businesses.

Petfood Forum China brings knowledge, networking to Chinese petfood industry

More than 100 petfood professionals from China and other countries networked and learned from industry experts during Petfood Forum China 2013, held August 23 in Shanghai. It was the second edition of this exclusive conference for the Chinese petfood industry, held in conjunction with Pet Fair Asia.

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