Abstract:
The correct feeding - is a major aspect of pet care; therefore, ensuring that pet foods are not only healthful but attractive to companion animals and their owners is essential. The petfood market remains active and requires ongoing evaluation of the adaptation and efficiency of the new products.
The attractiveness of a pet food, in particular, is due to its palatability, which is the main criterion that matters in determining the success or failure of pet food on the market.
Palatability-foods’ characteristics enticing animals and leading them to consumption - is therefore a key element to look at. Based on the type of information needed, different pet populations (expert or naïve) can be tested to access their preference and acceptance for different food products.
The classic methods for examining palatability (petfood attractiveness) are one- and two-bowl tests, but additional approaches are available to gather more information on evaluating of petfood palatability: traditional, operant, and cognitive.
