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The Bundled Benefits of Brewers Yeast in Pet Food

An interview with The F.L. Emmert Company’s Dr. Tom Asquith

September 15, 2020

Brand Insights from Emmert

As consumers pay closer attention to pet food ingredient lists, they often equate shorter lists with higher overall quality and eco-friendliness. Formulators seeking to cater to these demands need ingredients that meet several needs at once.

Profile data forecasts pet food personalization

With direct-to-consumer sales, a pet food company can build a customer experience with data and personalization using three methods of data collection.

September 15, 2020

Tim Wall

To meet consumer demands for personalized pet foods, brands can use data from profiles created by pet owners themselves on those brands’ websites and apps.

Australia feeds more raw pet food; Canada conventional

The cultural differences among pet owners in feeding practices may have changed over time.

September 11, 2020

Tim Wall

Regional differences emerged in pet owners’ feeding of raw, homemade and conventional pet foods.

Strategies for improving pet food quality, nutrition

Effective techniques for enhancing pet food quality and improving nutrition. Sponsored by Kemin.

September 1, 2020

Effective techniques for enhancing pet food quality and improving nutrition. Sponsored by Kemin.

Pet food energy estimates exclude dog, cat body heat

Pet nutritionists use what's known as the modified Atwater equation to predict the energy density of food, she said, rather than running feeding trials in every situation.

September 1, 2020

Tim Wall

Feeding trials provide the “gold standard” for determining the energy content of pet food, but trials using live animals may be too expensive or otherwise unavailable when pet food formulators test products.

Whey protein’s potential for fitness, life-stage pet food

Price and lack of research may hold back wider adoption as a pet food ingredient, while human food and health trends may boost its use.

August 12, 2020

Tim Wall

Pet products made with whey protein often are marketed for dogs with active, athletic lifestyles.

Pet food brands can educate pet owners on gut microbiome

Our bodies serve as habitats for a diverse range of bacteria, virus and fungi. These organisms, along with the bodily habitats they reside in, form microbiomes with pets, people and wildlife.

August 6, 2020

Tim Wall

Pet food companies can bridge the gap between microbiome research and the marketing claims about certain ingredients effects on pet microbiome health.

Same ingredients, different uses for horse, dog, cat foods

Exclusive Pet Food started an awareness campaign in August to encourage pet owners to consider their animals’ digestive health.

August 3, 2020

Tim Wall

Scientists use many of the same techniques to study different animals’ digestive systems, including humans.

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.

July 29, 2020

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.

Prebiotics may help older dogs’ guts avoid inflammation

Catering to the needs of older pets’ guts and their microbes may help address some of the declines that come with advancing years.

July 22, 2020

Tim Wall

When a pet’s complex microbial community shifts out of balance, the gut can fall into a state called dysbiosis.

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The Bundled Benefits of Brewers Yeast in Pet Food

Profile data forecasts pet food personalization

Australia feeds more raw pet food; Canada conventional

Strategies for improving pet food quality, nutrition

Pet food energy estimates exclude dog, cat body heat

Whey protein’s potential for fitness, life-stage pet food

Pet food brands can educate pet owners on gut microbiome

Same ingredients, different uses for horse, dog, cat foods

Core species of dog, cat gut microbiome identified

Prebiotics may help older dogs’ guts avoid inflammation

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