What Is the Pet Food Industry?

Pet food is food specially for pets and small animals. It is a high-grade animal food between human food and traditional livestock and poultry feed.

Its role is mainly to provide the most basic life guarantee, growth and development and health nutrients for pets. It has the advantages of comprehensive nutrition, high digestion and absorption rate, scientific formula, quality standards, convenient feeding and use, and prevention of certain diseases.

According to the form of pet food

Acceptance of raw materials and auxiliary materials Feeding 1 time crushing 1 time mixing of ingredients 1 time 2 times crushing ultra-fine grinding 2 times batching 2 times mixing Modulation and roll expansion drying spraying cooling packaging injection Library.

The product should be protected from light under the conditions of temperature <20 ° C and humidity <70%. ^[1]

The pet food standard covers moisture, protein, crude fat, crude ash, crude fiber, nitrogen-free extracts, minerals, trace elements, amino acids, vitamins, etc. Among them, crude ash is non-nutritive content, crude fiber Stimulates gastrointestinal motility. Pet food nutrition design and manufacturing must be guided by a pet nutritionist specializing in pet nutrition. According to the different growth stages of the pet, its own physique, and different seasons, it must be comprehensively considered, and scientific and reasonable pet food standards should be formulated according to nutritional needs. When choosing and using food for pets, it should be selected according to the pet's own physiological characteristics and growth stages, and properly matched and fed.

As of June 1, 2018 ^[2]

origin

In 1860, James Spratt, an American electrician who was selling in the British market, came to the United Kingdom with a lightning rod in a large bag and traveled thousands of miles to sell on the streets of Britain, trying to open up his kingdom of lightning rod markets. At that time, he saw that the biscuits that he did not finish eating on the ship were eaten up by the dogs, and the dogs still loved to eat them. He was inspired, so he quickly took flour, vegetables, meat, and water, mixing them together. In this way, the world's first pet food specially designed for pet dogs was launched. Although the production equipment at that time was simple and the production process was superficial, this did not stop him from becoming the glorious title of "father of pet food".

Development in the United States

After 62 years, in 1922 of the 20th century, in James Spratt's home country, the United States, a large number of industrial pet canned foods went on sale. In 1957, the world s first bag of puffed dog food came out. Since then, pet food produced through the puffing process has occupied the main position of pet food with its absolute nutritional balance, convenient feeding, and time saving. Thirty years later, in 1987, the US alone sold dog food in supermarkets alone at $ 2.7 billion, with sales of 2.64 million tons.

Pet food and pet economy

The mid to late last century was a period of rapid development of pet food in the United States and throughout Europe. At the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, the pet food and pet-related industries have completed the beginning and development stages in the United States and Europe. Using the following data to explain, everyone seems to be clearer. In 2001, pets created 276 for the US economy. In the United States, the pet insurance industry alone earns up to 4 billion U.S. dollars a year. In Sweden, 57% of dog owners buy pet insurance for their pets. The insurance mentioned here does not include similar insurances Compulsory insurance, which is completely voluntary for pet enthusiasts; 17% of Germany s annual national income comes from pet food and related industries; Australia, with more than 30,000 employees in pet food and related industries, creating 6% of GDP .

Development in China

The 20th century was a period of rapid development of pet food products and industries in western countries, but China's work in this area was basically in a state of negative resistance and inaction. The concept of dogs in the last century has basically remained at the "watchdog" stage, and is fully responsible for border security work to protect the home and defend the country. The food given to dogs is only a simple standard to maintain life and achieve the goal of not dying. The content of food is varied and varied, and it is often in a state of hunger and semi-hunger, and hunger happens from time to time. Whoever eats specially-designed food for dogs will not only be unheard of, but will also be left as a laughing stock for others after dinner. In fact, this is one of the manifestations of social backwardness and low civilization. With the continuous development of social civilization, it is increasingly emphasized. Harmonious society, which also includes the harmony between people and the environment, people and animals. This is the embarrassing situation of pet food and related industries in China in the middle and late last century.

At the end of the last century, to be precise, since the 1990s, with the deepening of reform and opening up, the living standards of citizens have gradually improved, and a higher level of pursuit of spiritual life has emerged. The concept of pets has quietly risen in China, making pet food and Related industries have begun to take shape. In addition, foreign pet food companies have targeted this virgin land to be developed, and international brand companies have successively set up factories in China and entered our sights through different channels, which has triggered a new domestic pet food concept. Although those foreign companies have a mindset of profit-seeking, they do indeed cultivate and enlighten the growth and development of pet food in China.

Entering the 21st century, the continuous deepening of the internationalization process has allowed us to get rid of the pet food, pet industry exclusion and unfamiliar backwardness. It grows rapidly at a development rate of up to 30% to 50% each year. According to statistics, when the per capita GDP of a country is 3,000 to 8,000 US dollars, pet food and related industries will develop rapidly. In current China, quite a few cities have reached this level. The pet industry in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities has been quite developed. Take Beijing as an example. In 2001, Beijing s per capita GDP reached US $ 3,000 for the first time. In 2008, Beijing s per capita GDP exceeded US $ 9,000, and the national per capita GDP reached a record high of US $ 3,381. Driven by strong economic growth, the domestic pet food and related industry markets have seen unprecedented prosperity.

Although China's pet food and related industries have developed rapidly, in fact, the pet food industry is still more export-oriented, and there is a serious stage of blind foreign worship in the domestic pet food demand market. Trusting foreign brands like the trend, in fact, today, too many foreign brand pet foods have been packaged and processed in OEM in China, and there are fewer and fewer pet foods of pure foreign origin. Many domestic pet food companies, objectively speaking, although some are relatively backward from equipment to sanitary standards, the vast majority are implemented very strictly and in strict accordance with the pet food AAFCO standards, regardless of product formula design, raw material selection, and processing technology. Not inferior to some foreign brands.

Chinese pet food market pattern

The pet food on the market in 2013 can be roughly divided into the following categories:

Pet staple food (cat food, dog food); pet snacks (canned cats and dogs, fresh packets, meat strips, jerky, etc.); pet nutrition and health products (calcium, vitamins, protein and other nutrients for cats and dogs).

After about 10 years of development of pet consumer goods in China, pet owners in large and medium-sized cities in China are now more and more aware of pet consumer goods. Among them, the largest consumption is cat food and dog food. Snacks, pet nutrition and health products are also being recognized by most pet owners at an alarming rate. These three pieces constitute the mainstream consumer category of pet food in China.

Food harmful to pets

1) Chocolate Chocolate is a fatal attraction for dogs, because the caffeine Caffeine and theobromine contained in chocolate have serious effects on the dog's heart and central nervous system, but some iron-toothed owners I will definitely say that my dog has eaten chocolate but it's fine! That s because it s not enough to eat a dangerous dose. Usually, a chocolate bar sold on the market can cause discomfort to the dog, diarrhea in light, vomiting, convulsions and even death. It takes a long time to accumulate in the body, so it may be okay to feed a chocolate today, but it will not be so lucky to eat another chocolate the next day!

2) Raw or undercooked meat Raw meat contains Salmonella and E. coli. These bacteria can cause gastrointestinal diseases in dogs.

3) Expired Foods Some people will not be willing to discard expired foods because they do nt look moldy or smell odorless. However, these expired foods are potentially dangerous. There may have been mold or other bacteria. It is difficult to detect with your eyes and nose, and you are afraid that you will not dare to eat, so you should not throw it to your dog to resolve expired food.

4) The bones of chicken, duck, goose, fish, cow, and pig Most people know that small and spiky chicken bones cannot be fed to dogs, but they think that the large bones of cattle and pigs can make dogs play with them. This is the wrong idea, because these bones may be bitten into small fragments by the dog, and the small fragments will wear away and even pierce the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract, or cause gastrointestinal obstruction.

5) Fatty leftover soup near the pot often eats greasy foods and is easy to get pancreatitis, so don't treat your dog as a bucket of water because it is too wasteful to lose leftovers.

6) Salt. When dogs eat poison, some people will use salt water to induce vomiting. However, dogs ingesting a teaspoon of salt per kilogram are fatal. Don't just believe in small recipes and make a big disaster.

7) Garlic and onion If a dog steals garlic chicken (more than 40 pieces of garlic) or a small bag of fried onion rings, it will cause anemia in the dog. This is because garlic and onion contain a large amount of sulfide which can damage the dog's red blood cells, even if You've cooked garlic and onion and still can't remove the sulfide.