Insights From Our Experts
Learn about what AAFCO is and what must happen during a typical AAFCO feeding trial. This bulletin explains how we expand upon this to ensure the safety, health and nutritional adequacy of our foods. We’ve custom designed an enhanced AAFCO canine and feline feeding trial and this shares information regarding the additional metabolic and health measurements we choose to look at.
Palatability is essentially how much a dog or cat prefers a texture, odour and flavour of a finished product. Through palatability testing we can measure the performance of a diet. This bulletin explains the findings of an industry standard two-bowl test comparing two different recipes to see which diet cats and dogs prefer.
At Champion Petfoods we make award-winning Biologically Appropriate foods that are trusted by Pet Lovers everywhere. That means our foods are rich in meat and protein, and subject to rigorous nutritional validation and industry leading food safety standards.
We believe that describing heavy metals as “contaminants” in pet foods confuses Pet Lovers on the origin of these elements as well as their safety limits for dogs and cats.
As the maker of ORIJEN and ACANA dog and cat foods, Champion developed this paper to:- discuss the source of heavy metals in pet foods;
- publish the maximum tolerable limits (MTLs) for dogs and cats; and
- discuss the results in comparison to animal health to help bring clarity and restore confidence.
At Champion Petfoods, we understand DCM is a concern for some pet lovers. We’ve broken down the top five myths using factual evidence.