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REVIEW article
Front. Anim. Sci.
Sec. Animal Nutrition
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fanim.2025.1566858
Snacks and ice cream as complementary dog feed: perspectives, trends, ingredients
Provisionally accepted- 1Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava, Latvia
- 2Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
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This review explores the dog snack market, emphasizing pet ice cream as a growing sector with potential for further development. It examines current trends and production challenges in creating dog-friendly snacks that are safe and palatable. The review was conducted using a semi-systematic literature analysis from 2000 to 2024, evaluating over 65 full-text articles and other sources from major databases. Key topics covered include the types, ingredients, and functionality of dog snacks. Dog snacks are categorized by function and nutritional benefits, with a range of ingredients. The review identifies a gap in cooling dog snacks, highlighting ice cream as a promising product, noting that ice cream for dogs is different from classical ice cream and involves ingredients due to dogs' dietary needs. Functional ingredients like probiotics and prebiotics are discussed for their health benefits. The review underscores the importance of further research to meet pet owners' demands for safe, innovative, and functional dog snacks, particularly with respect to cooling treats and specialized dietary formulations. This research aligns with the growing trend toward pet wellness, reflecting owners' increasing interest in snacks that are not only enjoyable but also contribute to overall pet health.
Keywords: Frozen, Snack, cooling, Therapeutic benefits, Functional nutrition
Received: 25 Jan 2025; Accepted: 08 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Freiberga, Ilgaza, Strausa, Ciprovica and Zagorska. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Anete Freiberga, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava, Latvia
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