Pet Food Info

Who benefits from mass-produced pet food? Driven by economic rather than nutritional efficiencies, the majority of pet food today is mass-produced in extremely large batches of 500 tons or more. Using less-than-optimal protein sources and cooking temperatures, the highly-processed products end up waiting in the warehouses. Up to a year and a half have passed … Continue Reading...

Last, but not least, amino acid availability must be considered when the quality of protein is assessed. What is amino acid availability? Amino acid availability depends on the integrity of the chemical structure of an amino acid. If the chemical structure of an amino acid changes for any reason, then that amino acid is not … Continue Reading...

Protein in pet nutrition (Part 3 of 4) by Dr. Anoosh, Pet Wants Lubbock Another measure for assessing dietary protein for pets is protein digestibility. Your pet’s body must break proteins down into amino acids in his/her digestive tract.  Your pet will then absorb those amino acids across the wall of its intestine and into … Continue Reading...