Two notable pet-industry acquisitions closed in September. One bringing AI-powered clinical documentation into IDEXX's software ecosystem, the other marking the first acquisition for fresh-food brand The Farmer's Dog.
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Vegetarian Diet
Innovative Veterinary Diets introduces Select Care Vegetarian Formula. The diet avoids the seven most common food allergens and provides an all-natural vegetarian solution, the company says.
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Innovative Veterinary Diets introduces Select Care Vegetarian Formula.The diet avoids the seven most common food allergens and provides an all-naturalvegetarian solution, the company says.
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The formula uses only digestible vegetable proteins with no soy proteinand carbohydrate sources such as oats, rice, potatoes and carrots. The formulaprovides a comparable caloric density range as meat diets, despite usinglow-fiber sources other than meat, the company says.
The diet is formulated to meet nutritional requirements established by theAssociation of American Feed Control Officials and is suited for feedingadult dogs, the company says.
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