[en] The petfood industry is developping considerably over the last years. Nowadays commercial pet foods are used to a larger extent than home made diets. New types of pet foods as premium or super-premium appeared in order to meet more closely the requirements of dogs and cats and the wishes of their owners.
The present paper aims to describe the different forms of pet foods along with their main characteristics. The major trends of petfood market, the concept of premium foods and their characteristics will also be presented. Finally, palatability tests and digestibility trials will be explained.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Derua, N.
Istasse, Louis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Diez, Marianne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Nutrition des animaux domestiques
Language :
French
Title :
Les aliments industriels chez les carnivores domestiques : I. Caractéristiques et développement du secteur des aliments "Premium"
Alternative titles :
[en] Pet foods for companion animals: characteristics and development of premium foods
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