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Consumer demands lead to pet food shelf-life challenges
Pet food trends, such as gluten-free, no corn, no wheat or no soy, force pet food manufacturers to substitute ingredients.
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Pet Food Palatability
Find the latest pet food palatability science and testing data, analysis and information from the editors of Petfood Industry magazine to help pet food manufacturers create wet and dry dog and cat food that appeals to a companion animal’s sense of taste, smell and sight.
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3 vital elements for successful pet food sensory analysis
Learn more about sensory analysis from Aldrich in the video below.
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Improving pet food through palatability performance
A collection of updates that cover research and palatability enhancers to help optimize pet health and consumption. Sponsored by AFB International.
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Addressing health issues in older dogs with pet food
Diet and nutrition may mitigate certain physical and mental problems for aging dogs.
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Dried distillers grains may boost cat food palatability
Yeast in next generation dried distillers grains could boost palatability of cat food.
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Dogs' pet food ingredient preferences studied with toy
An experiment pioneered a method for assessing dogs’ preference for particular pet food ingredients.
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Sensor technology may help pet food palatability testing
Certain parameters need to be established to calibrate the sensors to dogs’ and cats’ preferences.
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Pet food palatability stimulates pets’ senses, owners’ joy
Pet food palatability increases in importance as more dog and cat owners view pets as family.
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Instant pet gravy featured on consumer report series
The CBS 8 “Try It Before You Buy It” segment tested Clear Conscience Pet SuperGravy.
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Temple Grandin on dog and cat perceptions of pet foods
Dogs and cats use sensations to build their mental image and memories of pet food, said Temple Grandin in an interview at Petfood Forum 2017.
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Petfood Innovation Workshop and Pet Food Experience at KSU
On October 28-30, 2015, nearly 200 participants attended the fall edition of the Petfood Innovation Workshop (Focus on Treats) & K-State Pet Food Experience at K-State University in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Major pet food manufacturing companies were represented along with entrepreneurs from smaller companies, leaders from trade associations and regulatory officials from various states.
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Read the April issue of Petfood Industry!
April 2018
The April 2018 issue of Petfood Industry features Navarch Pet Products, a Chinese company that is succeeding with e-commerce.