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Controlling starch cook and bulk density of petfood

Improved texture of feed or food can typically be achieved by increasing the starch cooking. Increased starch cook does not only provide significant improvements to the nutrient values of the product, it also improves the product's physical quality and visual appearance.

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Know your four-legged customers

Success in petfood is a complicated business. What attracts the paying customer is completely irrelevant to the actual consumer. Dogs and cats are the most discerning of gourmets and no amount of marketing will influence their choice. This is why effective palatability testing is so important.

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Twin-screw extrusion for bicoloured kibbles

There are three basic principles of bicolour extrusion systems and each have their justification and price. Konrad Munz explains how they work and what enormous variety of shapes and colours can be achieved with modern extrusion techniques.

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Cooling of extruded dry pet foods

One of the critical processing steps in the production of extruded dry pet food is cooling. The cooling step is required after the drying and liquid-coating processes to remove excess heat. If not enough heat is removed, condensation can occur in the product storage bins or in the product package.

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Innovative control system for the pet food industry

Spectroscopy innovator Ometric Corporation has announced the availability of SpectrInline Processware(TM) Pet 1.5, a new application of real-time, inline process control for the pet nutrition industry.

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Dog treats are (too) expensive

Some dog treats cost more than caviar, while others are poor quality and contain little meat, an expert has found.

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Nestle buys Australian pet food producer

Swiss-based food group Nestle has agreed to buy Australian pet food maker Green's Foods for A$95 million (€56.5 million), Nestle said on Wednesday.

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Dog food scare seems to be over

AquaNutro managing director, Dirk van der Linde, has confirmed that their pet food products are now safe for consumption, after a contaminant was found in some of their lines of dog food.

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Aussies discuss using camels for pet food

Researchers from around Australia are meeting today in Perth to discuss a plan to turn camels into pet food.

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Petfood recall spreads to South Africa

Also in south Africa there are reports of dogs and cats becoming ill after eating petfood. Two big pet food manufacturers have already removed their products from the shelves.

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