The latest global research status of pet nutrition

In the past five years, 4,482 sci papers related to pet nutrition were published, of which 209 were published in China, ranking 7th.

In the field of pet nutrition and food research, China's research work started late, and the overall development level is significantly lower than the world's leading level.

The leading academic journal in the field of pet nutrition research. There are very few specialized journals in the field of pet nutrition.

Research hotspot

1. Dog and cat obesity: Increasing the protein content in the diet can help the cat's body fat consumption and maximize lean body mass.

2. Intestinal flora:

1) The relationship between pet nutrition and gut microbes

2) The structure of cat gut microbes: The domestication process of cats is not complete, and the gap between the microbiome of cats and that of humans is still large.

3) Differences in intestinal microbes of dogs and cats: The dominant flora of different intestinal segments and parts of dogs and cats are significantly different, and the colon has the most abundant microbial species.

3. Fecal odor: Yucca extract: Yucca extract and natural plant compound can reduce the content of indole and skatine in feces, and reduce the emission of odorous gases such as hydrogen sulfide.

4. Hair health: Dietary addition of dimethyl sulfone can improve the hair quality of pet cats, mainly in reducing the proportion of greasy hair, reducing the thickness of hair scales, increasing the height of scales, and improving the smoothness of hair.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids: Polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation significantly improved the hair score (softness, gloss) of ten-year-old dogs and cats.

5. Immunity and antioxidant:

1) Gallic acid: It can reduce the diarrhea caused by transportation in puppies, relieve oxidative stress and inflammatory response, and promote intestinal health.

2) Curcumin: Curcumin supplementation significantly improved oxidative stress-related indexes in adult beagle dogs.