The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) provides standards that guides many
commercial pet food companies.
The commercial pet food companies know that canned food has more flavor than the dry food and the fewer by - products a food contains the more flavor there is in the food.
Feed your dog what his body needs to thrive instead of falling into the trap of believing
the commercial pet food companies expensive advertising campaigns.
Unfortunately, most
commercial pet food companies do not create size - specific formulas for medium - sized breeds so you may have to choose a standard adult formula instead.
Commercial pet food companies offer a variety of special diets, however some pet owners prefer to prepare their own pet meals.
As far as
commercial pet food companies are concerned, my favorites for balanced nutrition, palatability (how tasty dogs think it is), and quality control are listed below.
While there are vegetarian recipe formulas available from some of
the commercial pet food companies, this path is not without challenges.
Not exact matches
A feeding puzzle can be any toy or object that can contain
food and requires the
pet to work to find a way to get to that
food.3 A wide variety of
commercial feeding puzzles from
companies such as Kong, Premier, and Nina Ottosson is available at
pet stores and online, ranging from relatively simple toys that scatter
food as they are «hunted» to complex, expensive models that require problem solving (FIGURE 1).
Holistic
pet food companies use different manufacturing techniques than standard
commercial suppliers.
I think
pet food companies do a great job of making adequate, balanced
food, but I personally do not see
commercial pet food as the optimal diet to feed if it is being fed exclusively.
The
company also revolutionized the
pet food marketing industry, bringing in the likes of Lorne Greene and Ed McMahon, among others, to help promote their
food on television
commercials across the country.
Pet food companies now add this essential ingredient to
commercial pet food, saving countless lives.
Harrison's Bird
Foods, makers of premium organic
pet bird
foods, announced that it is the first
commercial pet bird
food company to add Non-GMO Project verification to its main line of
pet bird
foods.
Many
companies have already tried to sell you on why their
pet food is the best through fancy
commercials and advertising.
Pet owners can help themselves by doing a little research, by choosing a
food that meets their needs as well as Rover's, and by demanding proof when told that so - and - so
company uses roadkill, harmful chemicals, or rendered
pets in its
food or that a home - prepared raw meat and vegetable diet is healthy and
commercial foods are making dogs sick.
The Addiction
Foods Company was founded in 2002 by a leading holistic veterinary surgeon and a clinical nutritionist — together they created a company that has become one of the biggest names in natural commercial pet
Company was founded in 2002 by a leading holistic veterinary surgeon and a clinical nutritionist — together they created a
company that has become one of the biggest names in natural commercial pet
company that has become one of the biggest names in natural
commercial pet foods.
When you buy any
commercial food, they are prepared by
companies that are totally aware of the nutritional ingredients that must be in their
pet food, so that specific physical needs are met.
A popular
pet magazine «Whole Dog Journal» produces an issue annually on the top
commercial pet foods, which often reveals which
companies allowed the editor to take tours of their production plants.
For example, ask your vet how many hours or days were spent discussing canine dietary requirements, and whether the lecturer was independent of
commercial propaganda or, indeed, whether the lecturer was an employee of a
pet food company.
Founded in 1909 as the American Feed Manufacturers Association, the name changed to AFIA in 1985 to recognize the importance of all types of
companies involved in the feed manufacturing industry — from
commercial and integrated feed manufacturers, to ingredient suppliers,
pet food manufacturers and equipment manufacturers.