petfoodpro 3/2023
PetFood PRO is the international magazine for executives and specialists in the manufacture of food for domestic animals – the pet food industry. The magazine focuses on food and delicacies for dogs, cats and other small animals, ornamental birds and fish, as well as animals kept in terrariums. We publish feature articles, reports and announcements about new ingredients, technology, equipment and processes, packaging machinery and materials as well as marketing trends and developments. Readers are executives, product developers and specialists in the pet food industry, including process and packaging engineers. PetFood PRO will be published in English. Circulation is worldwide, with an emphasis on important growth markets.
PetFood PRO is the international magazine for executives and specialists in the manufacture of food for domestic animals – the pet food industry. The magazine focuses on food and delicacies for dogs, cats and other small animals, ornamental birds and fish, as well as animals kept in terrariums.
We publish feature articles, reports and announcements about new ingredients, technology, equipment and processes, packaging machinery and materials as well as marketing trends and developments. Readers are executives, product developers and specialists in the pet food industry, including process and packaging engineers. PetFood PRO will be published in English. Circulation is worldwide, with an emphasis on important growth markets.
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MARKETING<br />
Sabine Straka is Assistant Editor<br />
with PetFood PRO at Dr. Harnisch<br />
Publications<br />
What should be fed in certain<br />
intervals?<br />
In a balanced and complete diet with<br />
complete food, no other nutrients are<br />
necessary, except for dental care.<br />
What food can I use to support<br />
an animal's dental health?<br />
Dental care cannot be achieved 100 %<br />
through food alone. Chewing articles, for<br />
example from cattle scalp, can be given in<br />
between. However, these do not replace<br />
the toothbrush! It is still necessary to<br />
brush the teeth additionally. At least<br />
every 24 to 48 hours plaque should be<br />
removed.<br />
How to prevent allergies with<br />
appropriate pet food?<br />
Already during pregnancy, a high<br />
quality diet is important. The mother<br />
should get probiotics for a healthy<br />
intestinal flora, as well as the puppies<br />
in the first months, this leads to greater<br />
resistance. Thus, after 4 years, more than<br />
80 % less allergies were observed in<br />
dogs. The protective effect through the<br />
microbiome was effective throughout<br />
their entire lives. Good hygiene can<br />
prevent gastrointestinal infections and<br />
intolerances. During the first 6 to 12<br />
months, antibiotics should be given only<br />
in extreme emergencies.<br />
What would you like to see from<br />
pet food manufacturers?<br />
The ingredients should be declared<br />
more clearly and not just somewhere<br />
hidden in the small print. The declaration<br />
"With chicken" I consider misleading,<br />
because only 4 % of it has to be in the pet<br />
food, while with the designation "Pure<br />
meat" exclusively chicken is contained. I<br />
would also like to see that not as many<br />
ingredients as possible are added to<br />
pet food, such as herbs, berries, and<br />
the like, just because we consider such<br />
ingredients to be healthy. Instead, we<br />
should ask ourselves: Do we really need<br />
this? What actually needs to be in it?<br />
Thank you, Dr. Gilch, for your<br />
insights and your infectious<br />
love amd care for pets.<br />
Issue 3 <strong>2023</strong><br />
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