Pet owners are often faced with new information about the best way to feed their dogs and cats. Following human trends, pet food offerings are diverse and confusing. We share this article series for perspectives on pet food inputs, reasoning and trends.
Source: Pet Food Industry, October 27, 2019. Link. A meta-analysis of functional foods research summarized 17 peer-reviewed studies on dog and cat food ingredients. These include rice bran, mushrooms, turmeric and plant components like inulin and fructooligosaccharides (FOS). Petfood Industry shares how companies apply research on companion animal nutrition to new pet products in a series of articles.
INSIGHTS: Information on this scale can be tough for animal health pros to digest. Staying familiar with diet trends provides context for discussing diet choices with pet owners.