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Limited ingredient (LID) dog and cat food formulations challenge pet food companies to create diets with a minimal number of ingredients while providing all essential amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and other nutrients. Read the latest about novel proteins and other ingredients in LIDs to help pet owners avoid ingredient intolerances or food sensitivities as well as grain-free diet trends.

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7 pet food solutions for companion animal health

September 12, 2019

Tim Wall

Beyond providing nutritionally balanced formulations, pet food manufacturers can help the health of dogs, cats and other pets.

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.

Study: Krill supplementation in dogs increases nutrient levels

The choline levels of Alaskan Huskies increased by 52 percent after consuming krill dietary supplements for six weeks.

June 19, 2019

With the pet industry continuously innovating, the search for new functional ingredients is on the rise. A new publication from Aker BioMarine unveils that the choline levels of Alaskan Huskies increased by 52 percent after receiving krill dietary supplement for six weeks.

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?

8 trends shape demand for pet food worldwide

Deciding which of those trends to follow allows pet food brands to differentiate themselves by appealing to specific pet owners’ demands.

May 30, 2019

Tim Wall

Pet owners worldwide, especially younger ones, increasingly demand that their dogs, cats and other pets’ diets follow these trends.

Homemade cat food diets could be risky

A new study examined the nutritional adequacy of 114 recipes.

May 15, 2019

One quick Google search can net hundreds of homemade cat food recipes, but a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds most are unlikely to provide cats all their essential nutrients. Some recipes could also contain ingredients potentially toxic to cats.

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.