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Egg antibodies in cat food may fight human allergies

Researchers found that when egg IgY antibodies are introduced to cats’ diets they result in reduced activity of the Fel d1 allergen in cats’ saliva.

August 13, 2019

Tim Wall

Scientists found an antibody in eggs that, when included in cats’ diets, can neutralize a chemical involved in human’s allergic reaction to felines.

5 tips for dog, cat gut health via pet food ingredients

Pet food ingredients can influence the gut health of dogs and cats.

July 29, 2019

Tim Wall

During Petfood Forum China 2019, Virgil Meallet, DVM, Asia technical director for Olmix Group, will share advice on how to formulate pet food to protect and boost the digestive system.

Summer lowers dogs’ intake of preferred kibble in tests

Kibble moisture content had a positive effect on preference in the study published in the journal Animals.

July 24, 2019

Tim Wall

Scientists found that weight and breed influenced kibble preference in tests conducted over ten years, from 2007 to 2017.

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.

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.

Cricket-based dog food supports healthy dog gut microbes

The scientists concluded that crickets-based ingredients may serve as a healthy, novel pet food protein and fiber source.

May 29, 2019

Tim Wall

Crickets may support a health community of microorganism in the intestines of dogs fed kibble made with the chirping insects as a novel protein source.

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.

Deadly cat tuberculosis outbreak tied to UK raw pet food

Natural Instinct Wild Venison raw cat food was the only observed common factor among all five households with tuberculosis-infected cats.

May 20, 2019

Tim Wall

At least six cats, five of whom are now dead, may have contracted tuberculosis after eating frozen, raw pet food sold in the United Kingdom.

Dogs and cats readily accept insect-based protein and oil

Dogs readily accepted the kibble with black soldier fly meal at up to 20% inclusion and with insect-based oil at up to 5%.

May 2, 2019

Tim Wall

In feeding trials with both dogs and cats, pet foods made with insect-based ingredients had similar palatability and digestibility to kibble containing conventional pet food protein and oil sources.

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ARTICLES

Egg antibodies in cat food may fight human allergies

5 tips for dog, cat gut health via pet food ingredients

Summer lowers dogs’ intake of preferred kibble in tests

Label calories on treats to fight European dog, cat obesity

Label dog treats with ingredients’ specific regional source

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

Cricket-based dog food supports healthy dog gut microbes

Conflicts of interest may harm trust in pet food science

Deadly cat tuberculosis outbreak tied to UK raw pet food

Dogs and cats readily accept insect-based protein and oil

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