Episode Description
There’s a heated debate happening in the pet food space around copper in dog food. This essential trace mineral is critical for canine health, yet veterinarians have recently begun to speculate on excessive dietary copper causing liver disease in dogs—but there’s much more to this story. Join us as we unravel the copper controversy with experts from BSM Partners, Zinpro Corporation, and Trouw Nutrition.
Helpful Links
Is Copper-Associated Hepatopathy the new DCM? https://www.petfoodprocessing.net/articles/17850-is-copper-associated-hepatopathy-the-new-dcm
Unraveling the Copper Controversy: https://www.petfoodprocessing.net/articles/18426-unraveling-the-copper-controversy
Empowering Listeners to Separate Good Research from the Bad:
- Pawing Through the Research: Uncovering the Fatal Flaws of DCM: https://bsmpartners.net/barking-mad-podcast/pawing-through-the-research-uncovering-the-fatal-flaws-of-dcm
- Think Twice: Even Bad Science Can Get Published! https://bsmpartners.net/barking-mad-podcast/think-twice-even-bad-science-can-get-published
Show Notes
00:00 – Welcome and Introduction
01:31 – Is CAH the New DCM?
04:00 – Understanding Copper
09:22 – Breaking Down CAH: Copper-Associated Hepatopathy
11:40 – Insights on Incidence
13:36 – Historical Copper Recommendations
16:50 – The Controlled Copper Claim Debate
20:42 – The Importance of Source
24:02 – How Pets Handle Copper
28:12 – Less About Level, More About Source
30:01 – A Historic Retraction
31:30 – Correlation vs Causation
33:23 – A Lack of Research, and Opportunities for More
42:15 – The Speed of Information (And Misinformation)
44:59 – Conclusion and Farewell