The body of a hairy child is the same! 100% Taiwan corn as pet food, good rice, fruits and vegetables are fresh and reassuring

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With the increase in the proportion of pets raised, the economic benefits driven by "hairy children" are unstoppable, from pet food, supplies, beauty, and even to accommodation services and funeral industry, business opportunities are unlimited, the industry estimates that Taiwan's pet market annual output value of up to 50 billion Taiwan dollars, of which food expenses account for one-half.

Taiwan's pet food market is currently dominated by imported brands, accounting for more than half. Although the local pet food industry has started slowly, domestic pet foods that use local ingredients and emphasize freshness and safety are gradually rising. Purchasing local non-genetically modified corn, fruits and vegetables that can be traced back to their origin, advocating local production without adding preservatives, let the owners ensure the safety of the children's food, and also contribute to the development of domestic agricultural food.

Tainong No. 57 sweet potato was selected. (Photo Source_Companion Food)

Veterinary Association: Manufacturing Technology and Process Management as Key Points

Chen Pei-chung, chairman of the Association of Veterinary Medicine, explains that water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins are the six basic nutrients needed by dogs and cats. However, dogs and cats of different ages have different needs for each nutrient. For example, dogs and cats need a lot of protein in childhood; protein intake should be reduced in adulthood and middle age to avoid obesity and kidney burden; in old age, due to the decrease in basal metabolic rate, a low protein diet is required. Therefore, he stressed that starch and meat should not be fixed as the staple food of dogs and cats, depending on the needs and differences of hairy children.

For locally produced pet food, Chen Peizhong said local ingredients have advantages such as freshness and convenience,"but manufacturing technology and process management are also very important." For example, the "Boro incident" that broke out in 2004 was caused by poor management of the Thai manufacturing plant and melamine infection in the manufacturing process. Finally, a serious dog food poisoning incident broke out, resulting in a large number of dogs dying of kidney failure after eating Boro products. He pointed out that from the inspection of raw materials, temperature control during the production process, packaging technology to ensure that the product will not deteriorate during transportation, and hygiene requirements at each step are all important.

Official data are not fully available and relevant statistics are lacking

Although the domestic pet economy is booming, officials do not seem to have enough data. In the process of investigation by reporters, it was found that the Ranch Management Section of the Animal Husbandry Department of the Council of Agriculture, which is responsible for the management of pet food, did not have relevant statistics on the annual output or output value of domestic pet food. Section Chief Lin Jui-peng only responded that Taiwan's pet food market was dominated by imported brands, accounting for more than half.

In addition, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which has statistics on the production of domestic industrial products, does not classify pet food separately or independently. The only close classification is "animal feed", but it refers to feed for cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, fish, crabs, eels and other livestock, poultry and aquaculture animals, not cat and dog food. According to Taiwan's "Pet Registration Management Information Network", there are currently 1.53 million dogs and cats registered in China. The problem of hairy children needs to be faced squarely and relevant statistics need to be supplemented.

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