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Pet Food Ingredients

Hair of the dog food: ingredients from booze byproducts

By-product from the brewing industry, such as yeast, have served as pet food ingredients since before the coining of the portmanteau “upcycling” in the 1990s.

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Pet Food Market

Category update: pet supplement sales and trends

Pet supplement sales grew in 2020 as pet owners became more concerned with their own health and those of their pets, due in part to COVID-19.

2020 saw a marked increase in pet owner interest when it came to supplementing their pets’ diets with something that may help with a specific ailment or longevity in general. | (Iryna Imago | iStock.com)

Ancient dog diet Ω fatty acids: the eyes have it, guts too

Eating what unfussy hunters and gathers eschewed, such as rodent eyes, may have provided sources of vital nutrients to dogs during domestication, including omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), along with omega-6 fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA).

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Pet Food Market

Pet food caloric penetration often misunderstood or biased

This important metric for how much commercial pet food is consumed in a market requires accuracy to ensure correct demand forecasts and resource allocation.

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Dog and cat diet omega-3 or -6 fatty acids recommendations

Companion animal nutrition researchers consider both types of fatty acid as conditionally required, meaning they are most needed at certain life stages.

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Pet Food Product Database

Meyenberg Tailspring milk replacer

Meyenberg Tailspring Milk Replacer