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What does the future of the pet food industry look like?

In Episode 09 of the Trending: Pet Food podcast, Logan Kilburn, a Ph.D. student focusing on companion animal nutrition at Kansas State University, discusses the future of pet food and what potential industry employers need to know about their future prospects.

December 29, 2022

Lindsay Beaton

Learn about the future of pet food with Kansas State University’s Logan Kilburn on this 9^th episode of the Trending: Pet Food podcast.

Petfood Forum 2023 announces keynote speakers

Event scheduled for May 2023

November 3, 2022

Petfood Forum 2023 announces keynote speakers and dates.

Petfood Forum 2023 Student Program announces call for papers

Undergraduate, graduate students invited to submit noncommercial abstracts for oral presentations and posters by December 15

October 20, 2022

Lindsay Beaton

Learn about how to submit a research poster or oral presentation abstract for Petfood Forum 2023’s Student Program.

BSF protein an ‘easy swap’ for other proteins in dog food

Enterra palatability, digestibility and maintenance trials show black soldier fly-based diet performed well and provided all of the necessary nutrients to maintain dog health

September 22, 2022

Ann Reus

With alternative proteins increasing in popularity in human foods, they are also gaining interest from consumers of pet food, and black soldier fly (BSF)-based ingredients are among the most popular.

Petfood Forum 2023 announces call for papers

Submissions for the exclusive pet food conference and trade show are due October 31, 2022.

August 31, 2022

Petfood Forum, the premier, exclusive event for the global pet food industry, is seeking noncommercial abstracts for its 2023 conference program.

Testing pet microbiome validates diet marketing claims

However, if those feeding trials aren’t conducted carefully, they can be a waste of time and money.

August 11, 2022

Tim Wall

As consumer interest in pets’ gut microbiomes increases, pet food companies can gain insight into their products by monitoring the microbiome in feeding trial.

Core species of dog, cat gut microbiome identified

A wide array of microbes dwell in the crevices of dogs’ and cats’ intestines, forming complex communities called the microbiome.

August 11, 2022

Tim Wall

In dogs, 15 genera made up the core, while healthy cat guts hosted 17. Dawn Kingsbury, DVM, AnimalBiome chief veterinary officer, presented the results of a five-year research project at the ACVIM Forum 2020 in June.

Should you use high-pressure processing for your pet food?

HPP has several benefits, but faces stigma in the raw pet food industry because of misinformation, experts say.

July 20, 2022

Ann Reus

Find out more about high-pressure processing, how it works and its benefits.

Criteria for choosing extruded dog, cat food ingredients

Nutrition, processability and other practical concerns, along with sustainability and marketability influence the choices pet food formulators make when developing recipes.

July 18, 2022

Tim Wall

Certain criteria influence why pet food formulators choose specific ingredients for new recipes to be processed in extruders.

Throw-away pet food bags make biogas energy in landfills

Pet food packaging suppliers provide options for bags that degrade into biogas.

June 22, 2022

Tim Wall

Most pet food packaging ends up in landfills, even the recyclable or return-to-store types. While recycling is familiar and popular, flexible materials used for recyclable pet food bags often are not collected by curbside pick-up.