Two decades ago, sequencing a single person’s genome took hundreds of scientists, engineers and technicians.

Welsh Corgi breeders benefited from genetic mapping to help them avoid congenital health problems, inbreeding and other issues related to the stubby-legged dogs’ well-being. One long-time Pembroke Welsh Corgi breeder, Bill Shelton, told me his operation has spent millions on research to devise DNA markers and identify genetic anomalies within specific dogs. I spoke with Shelton at this year’s American Kennel Club National Championship in Orlando, Florida. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Genomics May Help DCM and Lead to Targeted Dog Nutrition.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 3 Jan. 2020, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/blogs/11-news-hound/post/8789-genomics-may-help-dcm-and-lead-to-targeted-dog-nutrition.

The ongoing trend for sweet success continues

A lot has happened in the world of sweeteners in the past year. While most of the developments have been driven by the changes in labeling for added sugars, breakthroughs in ingredient technology have brought to market a number of new sweetener systems and custom and proprietary blends of nutritive, caloric sweeteners with non-nutritive, high-intensity sweeteners. Read more.

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Bosshardt, A. (2019, December 12). Trends in Sweeteners. Retrieved from https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/123252-trends-in-sweeteners.

Minerals play a key role in a pet’s nutrition and can help pet food makers add unique features to their products.

With the increasing number of pet food varieties in the market, consumers have more information to evaluate before choosing the best food product for their pets. Read more.

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Franco, I. (2019, December 9). Minerals are crucial to pet food product differentiation. Retrieved from https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/8727-minerals-are-crucial-to-pet-food-product-differentiation.