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Pet Ingredients: Page 42
Research Notes
Swine co-products made into dog jerky treats by student
Like many livestock byproducts, swine pluck contains nutrients that would go to waste if not fed to pets. However, byproducts, or co-products, have been demonized by some pet food marketers and consumer advocates.
Insect-based Cat and Dog Food
Cat owners more accepting of unseen insect-based ingredients
In a survey, the majority of survey respondents were willing to feed cat foods and treats containing insects to their pets, but the form of the insect-based ingredients mattered.
Pet Food Marketing and Branding
Online pet food reviews suggest influential attributes
Certain qualities mentioned in reviews may help dog, cat and other pet food products stand out from their competitors.
Adventures in Pet Food
Pet food sales, inflation dynamics in two different markets
Pet food sales keep growing in both the U.S. and Eastern Europe, with inflation having varying impacts. Pet populations may be a more significant factor.
Adventures in Pet Food
What consumers think about alternative pet foods
Pet owners in North America and Europe have tried feeding raw, frozen and similar pet foods at varying rates, tied to nutrition and health perceptions.
Petfood Forum News
How to craft a sustainable business model for pet food
During Petfood Forum this spring in Kansas City, Cindy James with Crafty Beasts Brewing will offer insights into creating a purpose-led venture with tips for staying true to your vision.
Research Notes
Overfeeding changed cats’ digestion and microbiome
When pet owners overfeed their cats and cause weight gain, the cats’ digestive systems and the microbes living within them may be affected.
Pet Food Ingredients
Raw, fresh dog foods outperformed extruded diet digestibility
Freeze-dried raw, hybrid freeze-dried raw, frozen raw and fresh diets outperformed the extruded diet in terms of higher amino acid digestibility coefficients and greater true metabolizable energy values.
Research Notes
Cricket, silkworm in food altered dogs’ gut microbiome
Researchers investigated the substitution of poultry meal with house cricket (Acheta domesticus) or mulberry silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori pupae).
Grain-Free Pet Food
Dog breed affected digestion of varying protein, grain levels
These results from this study exemplified how both breed and diet choice influenced nutrient digestibility, fermentative end products and fecal microbiota.
Research Notes
Breed, diet, time influence dog heart health; No DCM
There were no significant differences between breeds, diets, and various time points in terms of cardiac-specific biomarkers and endomyocardial biopsies.
Pet Food Ingredients
Pet food ingredients and product innovation
Learn about the current state of pet food ingredients and product innovation, particularly the challenges and pitfalls inherent in “ingredient demonization.”
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