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Due to the increase in canine obesity and weight problems, animal health company Nutrecare has decided to expand their range of low fat dog foods.
The market in Boulder, Colorado for natural and organic pet food is booming alongside residents' interest in organic products. Organic products do not have pesticides, artificial ingredients or preservatives.
Many of the
recent advances in pet nutrition have evolved from investigations to understand
in more detail the physiological requirements of the animal. As a result, many
‘non-essential’ nutrients are now being seen to have a significant impact on
the pets’ health. This first part will cover a
short history of pet nutrition, and two specific nutrients, taurine and vitamin
D.
Future
developments in pet nutrition will allow the pet food manufacturers to provide
diets that optimise the health and well being of companion animals by
preventing incidence of chronic disease. Part two of this pet nutrition article
(part one was published in Feed Tech 5.2) will discuss the
developments in the areas of skin/coat health, dental health, intestinal health
and ageing.
Wild bird feed was found to be the most contaminated with mycotoxins among different types of pet foods in several surveys.
The federal government has asked the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to review whether pet food should be regulated after the continues recalling of pet food products in the US and Canada.
Melamine, an industrial chemical that led to a nationwide recall of more than 100 brands of cat and dog foods has been found to contaminate a second pet food ingredient, rice protein concentrate.
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