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Label calories on treats to fight European dog, cat obesity

Adding calorie counts to European pet treat labels could help dog and cat owners maintain pets’ ideal weights.

July 9, 2019

Tim Wall

Survey results suggest that dog owners seek health and nutrition-related information of pet treat packages.

Label dog treats with ingredients’ specific regional source

One scientist offered advice to the pet food industry on maximizing dog treat labeling’s appeal to consumers.

July 3, 2019

Tim Wall

Scientists surveyed more than 2,000 dog owners about their attitudes towards pet treats, along with their usage and purchasing habits.

Microbiome studies open new areas for pet food nutrition

June 20, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Research on dog and cat gut microbiomes promise new insights into nutritional needs and health, and opportunities for pet food product development.

Potato, oat, wheat advised for mid-size, adult dog kibble

After extrusion processing, certain carbohydrate sources may be more fermentable by the gut bacteria of adult dogs than others.

June 13, 2019

Tim Wall

Food meant for medium-size breed dogs six months and older should be made with more potato, oat and wheat flours rather than other sources, said scientists.

Q&A: How Royal Canin meets specific pet needs over trends

One pet food industry executive shared how her company avoids consumer trends not based in solid nutrition.

June 12, 2019

Tim Wall

How does Royal Canin avoids following consumer trends not founded in pet nutrition?

Conflicts of interest may harm trust in pet food science

Although most published research didn’t mention any conflicts of interest, many of those studies did receive funds from pet food manufacturers.

May 28, 2019

Tim Wall

Since the researchers didn’t explicitly state that their funding sources could have influenced their results, yet their funding came from pet food companies, people could see that as an omission.

Pet Nutrition Alliance provides false sense of security

May 27, 2019

Ryan Yamka

The Pet Nutrition Alliance claims to provide resources to vets, but the pet food company information is incomplete and flawed, and no sponsors are disclosed.

When humanization in pet food goes too far

May 15, 2019

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Humanization has been a huge driver behind the pet food market’s ongoing success, but to ensure their health, we have to remember pets are not small humans.

Lab-grown meat may provide taurine for vegan dog, cat food

Most taurine supplemented into pet food comes from industrial laboratories, knocking it out of the running for clean label.

May 15, 2019

Tim Wall

Taurine from lab-grown meat may allow pet food formulators to make vegan and vegetarian dog and cat foods, while avoiding dilated cardiomyopathy and adhering to the clean label trend.

DCM: add taurine to grain-free dog foods, say scientists

Taurine supplementation may reduce the risk of dogs developing DCM.

May 14, 2019

Tim Wall

Experts recommend adding taurine to grain-free dog food formulations to avoid concerns that legumes, potatoes and similar ingredients correlate to cases of dilated cardiomyopathy.

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ARTICLES

Label calories on treats to fight European dog, cat obesity

Label dog treats with ingredients’ specific regional source

Microbiome studies open new areas for pet food nutrition

Potato, oat, wheat advised for mid-size, adult dog kibble

Q&A: How Royal Canin meets specific pet needs over trends

Conflicts of interest may harm trust in pet food science

Pet Nutrition Alliance provides false sense of security

When humanization in pet food goes too far

Lab-grown meat may provide taurine for vegan dog, cat food

DCM: add taurine to grain-free dog foods, say scientists

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