Following a scientific forum hosted by KSU, the collective data presented on non-hereditary DCM points to neither a cause nor an increase in the number of occurrences.

The organization expects more than 500 attendees at this year’s event centered around building collaborative sustainability in the pet industry.

The European Pet Food Federation has appointed Rachel Izquierdo de Santiago as secretary general and Alice Tempel Costa as technical director.

The Institute for Feed Education and Research continues to work with other industry partners to study sustainability, feed ingredients, virus transmission, and support the industry as a whole.

Several conferences and gatherings have been pushed back or canceled altogether as coronavirus causes widespread community lockdowns.

Dr. Cassie Jones, Dr. Keith Behnke, and Dr. Bill Braman were all recognized with individual awards for their support of AFIA and the animal food manufacturing industry.

The webinar will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27 and feature Tim Schuster, founder and chief executive officer of Popup Think Tank.

The American Pet Product Association continues to update its pulse study to gauge trends in pet food, treat and supplies purchases.

Conference programs, including the American Feed Industry Association's Pet Food Conference, will be offered virtually instead.

The organization will invite up to three graduate students and up to eight undergraduate students to present their work in the pet nutrition space to roughly 300 pet professionals in January.