Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Natural food for domestic animals: A national and international technological review
2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 130; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.02.008
ISSN1532-2661
AutoresLarissa Morais Viana, Cheila Gonçalves Mothé, Michelle Gonçalves Mothé,
Tópico(s)Meat and Animal Product Quality
ResumoPeople's concern with the health of their animals has grown as the concern with their own health. The phenomenon known as humanization of animals has contributed to the emergence of this awareness about the care that animal owners need to have in relation with food, thus creating a new market nourishment, of natural and healthy foods. With revenues of US$ 91 billion in 2018, the pet food market is seen as a valuable market with great growth prospects for years to come. Nutrition is one of the most important parameters for the maintenance of animal health. Paying close attention to this new trend, the pet industry has been launching and betting on new products that work for the improvement of the quality of life of domestic animals. The present work carries out a national and international technological review on natural food, interesting components and their benefits in pet food, definitions, food market and their trends.
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