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Symrise strengthens its petfood activities
Symrise has signed a purchase agreement with the owners of ADF/IDF, a leading natural nutrition ingredient provider for petfood, regarding the acquisition of their business. ADF/IDF a pioneer in clean label meat and egg-based taste and...
What it’s like to be animal technicians at AFB’s PARC
We were excited for the opportunity when we were hired as animal technicians at AFB International.
We understood that our love for pets, past experience and education would allow us to play an important role...
Aroma in petfood palatability
If a pet won't eat petfood, very little can be done. A pet doesn't take into account if the nutrition is balanced, the price is right, or the packaging and marketing claims are attractive...
Developing tomorrow’s workforce, AFB’s university relation and recruiting programme
Attracting and developing top talent is a priority at AFB International. As the petfood industry continues to grow and advance, our workforce needs are expanding and evolving too, requiring new knowledge, techniques and leading...
The impact of fat on palatability in petfood
Research reveals preference differences in dogs and cats for kibble fat sources and concentrations.
Overview
Fat plays an important role in dog and cat food, providing nutritional, functional and palatability benefits. The type and amount of...
Promoting healthy habits to tackle pet obesity
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), more than half of US pets are considered overweight or obese, and the number affected is expected to continue to rise. Weight concerns in pets are a...
Palatability, a fundamental concept for petfood formulation
Food taste is one of the main characteristics that determine our choice of purchase. Often, we stop consuming extremely nutritious products because they do not have pleasant sensory characteristics. Just like us, animals also...
Fat quality: The impact of fats on palatability
Petfood palatability is the result of what AFB International call, 'the triangle of palatability success ingredients, palatants and processing.' Fats can provide important functions on all three sides of the triangle.
As research and development...
Controlling and predetermining palatability in petfood
Palatability is a complex parameter specific to each petfood on the market. It is a property of the food, but it is also a property of a two-dimensional system that is the food and...
Measuring cats’ food enjoyment
Meal times are one of the best opportunities for pet owners to interact with their cats and further enrich the human-pet bond. A pet owner’s perception of their cat’s enjoyment of a meal is...
