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Korean foods inspire fermented chicken dog snacks

Korean scientists drew on their own culinary culture to inspire their work developing a method to ferment mechanically deboned chicken meat (MDCM) for use in dog treats.

March 16, 2020

Tim Wall

Fermented chicken could serve as a functional ingredient in dog treats and snacks.

Strategies for improving pet food quality, nutrition

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

March 1, 2020

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

Human, pig, rooster nutrition studies inform pet food

Comparative nutrition research may help pet food formulators understand the effects of ingredients or whole diets on the health of dogs, cats and other animals.

February 26, 2020

Tim Wall

Scientists use data from studies on other animals, including Homo sapiens, to inform her own work on dogs and cats.

Dissecting DCM: When dogs’ diets are incomplete, imbalanced

DCM investigations to date have ignored dogs’ complete dietary histories and focused only on one class of pet food ingredients.

February 3, 2020

George Collings, Ph.D.

DCM investigations have ignored established genetic research and dogs’ complete diet histories, focusing instead only on one class of pet food ingredients.

Obese, overweight pets mean challenges for pet food industry

Obesity and overweight are becoming more common in Latin American pets, possibly creating opportunities in pet food.

January 20, 2020

Iván Franco

Obesity and overweight in pets are becoming more of an issue in Latin America, possibly creating opportunities for pet food and ingredient producers.

Specific dog foods help purebred growth, gut, gestation

Brands that meet breeders’ needs may find product loyalty benefits among average pet owners.

January 13, 2020

Tim Wall

Breed-specific, life-stage and gestational formulations help dog breeders to get ideal, reproducible results from their animals.

Confusion over pet nutrition calls for consumer education

January 8, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Human food nutrition can be confusing to consumers, too, as the science is continually evolving; yet pet food is even more complex and needing education.

Dissecting DCM: How genetics can impact canine nutrition

The current investigation of canine DCM cases does not follow nutritional science and seems to diverge from the genetics component.

January 6, 2020

George Collings, Ph.D.

DCM has long been documented as a genetic disease in dogs, which the current investigation ignores, along with links of genetic predisposition to nutrition.

Combination feeding a popular option for pet parents

More pet food companies are providing everything from complementary products to specific advice on how to combine wet and dry food in pet diets.

January 6, 2020

Lindsay Beaton

More pet food companies are providing everything from complementary product lines to specific advice on how to combine wet and dry food in pet diets in order to cater to the combination feeding trend.

Smalls takes cat-first approach to customized pet food

This NYC-based company takes the increasingly popular dog food delivery/subscription model and uses it for the benefit of cats and their owners.

January 6, 2020

Lindsay Beaton

New York City, USA-based cat food company Smalls takes the increasingly popular dog food delivery/subscription model and uses it for the benefit of cats and their owners.

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March 2020

In the March 2020 issue of Petfood Industry, learn about pet food supply chain risks, explore dietary factors related to canine dilated cardiomyopathy and discover how sustainability has grown in importance.

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ARTICLES

Korean foods inspire fermented chicken dog snacks

Strategies for improving pet food quality, nutrition

Human, pig, rooster nutrition studies inform pet food

Dissecting DCM: When dogs’ diets are incomplete, imbalanced

Obese, overweight pets mean challenges for pet food industry

Specific dog foods help purebred growth, gut, gestation

Confusion over pet nutrition calls for consumer education

Dissecting DCM: How genetics can impact canine nutrition

Combination feeding a popular option for pet parents

Smalls takes cat-first approach to customized pet food

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