Differentiating one pet food from the next gets harder every day. Nutritionists say regardless of what is in the prepared diet, getting essential nutrients in the ingredients actually absorbed into the body during digestion is most important. Recent studies dug into the issues of protein and digestibility.
Source: Petfood Industry, February17, 2017.
Two studies on pet food digestibility conducted by researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and University of Copenhagen (Tjernsbekk et al., Journal of Animal Science, 2016) looked at the digestibility of protein ingredients commonly used in pet foods. Their findings, along with an analysis by Linda Case highlight several myths believed by many pet owners and, frankly, perpetuated by some pet food companies.