There is sufficient information and enough ingredient options available to produce vegetarian and vegan diets for dogs in a safe and nutritionally balanced manner.
Collagen is an abundant protein that may provide benefit for animal joint repair associated with osteoarthritis. The challenge is finding the form that works best.
In a recent webinar, David Meeker and Greg Aldrich discussed our current protein situation and what the future holds with an eye toward expanding our options.
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.
Yeast has been explored for decades as a complementary protein source. With supply chain and sustainability becoming major issues, it may be time for yeast protein meals to become a bigger player.
There are many options and challenges to beef in the supply chain, both historically and currently; in spite of that it remains a popular pet food ingredient.
A new year brings new opportunities and excitement, and 2023 is bound to be the same, with several chances for advancing policy issues of importance to the U.S. animal food industry.