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Elk, bison could reduce environmental impact of pet food

By using organ meat and co-products from bison and elk, the pet food industry helps to increase the market for the whole animal.

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Learn how AI and tech advances are powering the future of pet food

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Discover how new tools and strategies streamline operations, improve safety, and transform marketing for pet food manufacturers.

Learn how AI and tech advances are powering the future of pet food

4 novel animal by-product pet food ingredients

Learn how novel protein by-products can provide nutritional tools for developing new pet food products that meet consumer demands for sustainability.

Water buffalo co-product dog chews, including trachea, lung, hoof and ear, at Honey I'm Home's booth at SuperZoo 2021 | Tim Wall

Alternative Feed Ingredients

Design feed mills with energy efficiency at the forefront

Learn about the energy-saving strategies feed mill design and engineering experts offer for new facility construction and renovations.

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Pet Food Market

New life for old, less popular pet food ingredients?

A growing number of pet owners say they are open to buying pet foods with previously demonized ingredients like soy, and new research helps make the case.

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Vets may influence sustainable dog, cat food purchases

By reaching out to veterinarians, pet food producers and their suppliers could help inform consumers about how their purchases affect the wider world.

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Water buffalo by-product dog treats help sustainable farms

Water buffalo by-products, such as horns, lungs and udders, can serve as novel ingredients for dog treats and chews with social benefits and lower environmental impact than other protein sources.

Water buffalo co-product dog chews, including trachea, lung, hoof and ear, at Honey I'm Home's booth at SuperZoo 2021 | Tim Wall

Plant-based proteins in pet food: the new, novel, niche

New sources of plant-based proteins may be part of the answer for extending and expanding the supply of protein in pet foods. These will provide a novel approach to the thought process beyond traditional sources.

The options for plant-based proteins in pet food are expanding all the time. | nevodka | iStock.com

Novel pet food ingredients 2020: whisky, wood, possum, TCM

From algae grown on pot ale, a co-product of the Scottish whisky industry, to torula yeast grown on wood product left-overs, a range of potential novel ingredients emerged in 2020, despite the pandemic. To the contrary, the pandemic increased pet owner awareness of health issues, and that focus expanded to pet foods, treats and supplements made with phytonutrient-rich plants and functional ingredients.

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Pet Food Market

Telling pet food’s sustainable ingredients story

Many common and novel pet food ingredients are naturally sustainable, but pet food brands must figure out how to explain that benefit to consumers.

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Possums in New Zealand: from pests to pet food

Possum as a novel protein has potential as a sustainable option in pet food and treats.

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Safe history helps novel protein from wood-eating yeast

For pet food, Torula yeast may have an advantage over other novel proteins. Torula yeast is already an approved ingredient, with a history of safe use.

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Pet Food Ingredients

4 novel functional pet food ingredients, like turmeric

Plants, such as hemp, turmeric and ashwagandha, along with other light-eaters, algae, serve as functional ingredients in both human and pet foods by aiding animals’ bodies in ways beyond calories counts and protein levels.

Turmeric is commonly considered a spice and is permitted in pet food for use as a coloring additive. | (tarapong srichaiyos | shutterstock.com)

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