Scientific publications
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How Specific Ingredients contribute to dog’s and cat’s health
2005.- Oral supplemented YEAST NUCLEOTIDES IMPROVE THE IMMUNE STATUS OF PUPPIES AT WEANING. Romano et al (2007)
2006.- Polyphenols from CITRUS FRUIT and GREEN TEA in dogs improve antioxidant status and modulates gene expression: Torre et al (2006); Salas et al (2009); Mata-Bilbao et al (2007)
2006:- Immunoglobulines from porcine plasma can arrive active at dog & cat dog, and can contribute to gut health . Rodriguez et al (2007), Lynch A (2013)
2007.- Probiotic Lactobacilli bacteria has been isolated from bitche’s milk and evaluate their probiotic effect in vitro. Martin R et al (2010); Sanchez et al (2008)
2011.-Polyphenols from CITRUS FRUITS and CURCUMA improve antioxidant status and inflammatory markers in cats. Leray et al (2011), Jeusette et al (2010)
2011.- Herbal blend to control of gut parasitosis in dogs Salas et al (2012)
2013.- Hop Phytoestrogens are able to control food intake of sterilized cats, but not orally. Backus et al (2013)
2019.- SPIRULINE suplementation enhance vitality in dogs. Salas-Mani et al (2019)
2021.- CRANBERRY fruit helps to control pathogen bacteria in the urinary tract of dogs. Carvajal-Campos et al (2023)
2024.- CRANBERRY fruit helps to control pathogenic bacteria in the urinary tract of cats. Carvajal-Campos, A. et al (2024)
How diet contribute to skin barrier integrity
2006.- A canine skin equivalent has been developed to be used “in vitro” for screening dietary supplements with skin properties. Serra et al (2007)
2011.- A New management diet that contribute to control Canine Atopic dermatitis. Sanchez et al (2011)
Focus on sterilization
2009.- Overweight increase oxidation and inflammatory markers in cats. Jeusette et al (2009)
2014.- The changes in Choline metabolism and hepatic lipid profile with sterilization have been analyzed. Valtolina et al (2015)
2014.- Effect of sterilization in activity and satiety related hormones in dogs. Schauf et al (2016) and (2017)
2015.- Long term effects of sterilization in body composition and blood markers in cats with high fat or high fiber diets. Jeusette et al (2017)
2022.- Sterilized cats in home fed ad libitum can maintain body weight with a balanced extruded diet with 38 % protein. Higher protein increase water turnover and activity. Goloni eta al (2024)
How diet affects Urinary Health
2016.- A urinary metabolic foot print for Feline urinay disease. Priymenko et al (2017)
2019.- A diet supplemented with fish peptides and L-tryptophan can help to reduce stress in cats. Jeusette et al (2021)
Improving dog & cat oral health
2010.-The more important oral pathogen bacteria involved in periodontal disease in cats had been identified. Perez-Salcedo et al (2011) & (2013) & (2015)
2015.- Feeding an dental treat in dogs effect in the next 24 h. Jeusette et al (2016)
2017.- Daily dental treat reduce tartar, plaque and halitosis in toy dogs. Mateo et al (2020)
Articular Care
2011.- Relation of vitamin K markers and Cartilage markers in osteoarthritis dogs. Salas-Mani et al (2012)
Improving wellbeing of dogs & cats with aging
2014.- Old cats have low levels vit B12 and low fat digestibility. Salas-Mani et al (2014)
2018.- Oral supplementation of vit B12 is effective in improving subnormal cobalaminaemia. Salas et al (2018)
2016.- Antioxidant status, cognitive performance and adaptation in aging dogs. Salas et al (2016)
2021.- How age impact in gut microbiota in dogs and cats. Fernandez-Pinteño et al (2024)
2025.- Age-related changes in dogs' gut health and behavior. Fernández-Pinteño, A. et al (2025)
2026.- A cognitive dysfunction rating scale for senior dogs. García, E. et al (2026)
Gut Microbiota & health
2017.- High fat diets affect negatively dogs gut microbiota. Schauf et al (2018)
2016.- Targeting Gut Microbiota for weight loss diets in dogs and cats. Salas-Mani et al (2018) and Jeusette et al (2018 and 2019)
2014.- Fermentable fibers supplementation can help to spare aminoacids in a low protein-diet. Wambacq et al (2016)
2021.- Supplemented diets with fibers from cereals or fruits modulate gut microbiome, digestion and immune status in dogs. Montserrat-Malagarriga et al (2024)
2022.- Supplemented diets with prebiotics, probiotics and fibers contribute to optimize gut microbiome in dogs. Montserrat-Malagarriga et al (2024)
2024.- Use of different combinations of prebiotics and probiotics to improve gut health in dogs. Montserrat-Malagarriga, M. et al (2024)
2024.- Supplementation with a prebiotic fibre modulates gut microbiota and immune response in cats. Jeusette, I. et al (2024)
2025.- A blend of probiotics, prebiotics and immunoglobulins for acute diarrhea in dogs. Jeusette, I. et al (2024)
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- Fernández-Pinteño, A. et al. Age-Related Changes in Gut Health and Behavioral Biomarkers in a Beagle Dog Population. Animals 15, 234 (2025).
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- Leray, V. et al. Curcuma or citrus extract supplementation does not improve body condition nor insulin sensitivity in obese cats. FASEB J. 24, 725.2-725.2 (2010).
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- Jeusette, I. et al. Effects of consuming diets containing various fats or citrus flavanones on plasma lipid and urinary F2-isoprostane concentrations in overweight cats. Am. J. Vet. Res. 71, 1039–1044 (2010).
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