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Pet Food Market

Global dry pet food production increases over 10 percent

Production of dry pet food worldwide reached 24.98 million metric tons in 2016, according to Alltech, with some pet food markets showing robust increases.

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Brand Insights

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Pet food extrusion course offered in Europe

A food and feed drying technology program is offered the previous week. Participants can choose to attend extrusion or drying courses individually, or in combination.

A recently extruded pet treat | Courtesy Extrutech

Why pet food extruder maintenance saves time, money

Reducing employee turn-over can help pet food manufacturers improve production and reduce equipment costs.

Ideally, the gauges of an extruder’s pressure zone will look approximately like these, and achieving those pressures requires proper maintenance, said Gary Lierz, Extru-Tech service technician during Petfood Technology Workshop Mexico. | photo by Tim Wall

Pet Food Safety

High-meat pet food formulas may increase safety risks

Tripling the amount of raw meat in a pet food formulation also triples the safety risk exposure, said an industry professional at Petfood Forum 2016.

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Pet Food Market

Highlighting dry pet food’s key role in Mexican market

Driven by dry and dog food sales and the emerging premium category, Mexico can benefit from producers learning best practices in ingredients and production.

Will Henry, director of technology and R&D for Extru-Tech, explains a key part of the die during the extrusion lab session of Petfood Technology Workshop Mexico. l Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

#tbt Pet food extrusion safety, innovation and costs

Pet food manufacturers can learn from research and previous reports on extrusion about how to maximize important factors, such as costs, safety and new product innovation.

A recently extruded pet treat | Courtesy Extrutech

Novel protein science at Petfood Innovation Workshop

Topics included protein properties, shelf-life and sensory experiment results, and potential uses for chemicals derived from African spotted hyenas.

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Pet food extrusion: specialty processing flexibility is key

As trends such as specialty ingredients and high-meat formulations grow in the pet food market, extruders are innovating to ensure success for themselves and their customers.

Extrusion in pet food continues to put innovation and flexibility at the forefront of its success. | iStockPhoto.com/Sasha Radosavljevic

Why fiber in dog food increases extrusion energy costs

In an experiment, pet food extruder energy use increased when insoluble fiber was added to dog food recipes.

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Pet Food Processing

How to boost profits by looking at moisture in pet food

Pet food manufacturers track maintenance costs and sometimes energy costs, but rarely do they track the costs associated with over drying. Frequently, the dryer isn’t even considered until yields are visibly reduced. The good news is a pet food manufacturer can easily find opportunities to make improvements just by looking closely at the drying step. The return can be especially high.

Week-long pet food course teaches dog, cat food extrusion

Texas A&M University staff, industry representatives and consultants will teach the Practical Short Course on Feeds and Pet Food Extrusion course.

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Pet Food Safety

How extrusion technology is critical in modern pet food production

Learn production practices and market strategies for pet food extrusion. Sponsored by Extru-Tech.

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