Lucy Pet Foods and Evercare
This week Michelle Fern talks with Dr. George C. Fahey, Professor Emeritus of Animal Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois about your pet's gut health and his involvement with Lucy Pet Formulas for Life pet food. The Prebiotic Balanced Fiber blend in Lucy Pet Foods promotes gut health and immunity.
In the 2nd segment Michelle chats with Steven Golub, senior director of marketing for Evercare. With spring here and summer quickly approaching, dust and pet hair will be unmanageable. Evercare Extra Sticky Lint Roller – Pet Collection is a great solution for this and will make cleaning up your pet’s loose hair easy and less of an endless and frustrating chore.
BIO:
Dr. George C. Fahey is Professor Emeritus of Animal Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois, at Champaign-Urbana. For over 40 years he has conducted extensive research on gastrointestinal tract health and the role of macronutrients in digestive physiology and health of the gut.
He has pioneered research on companion animal health and nutrition. He discovered the optimal sources and concentrations of dietary fibers in pet food, to include identification of the relationship between fiber fermentability, nutrient digestibility, digestive tract upset, and prebiotic efficacy in dogs and cats.
Dr. George Fahey is one of the most accomplished and influential comparative animal nutritionists in the world. He is held in high esteem by colleagues, associates in the pet food industry and regularly speaks at conferences as an expert in fiber and gut health.
Dr. George Fahey’s research has been a critical resource on the nutritional and health benefits of fiber in the diets of companion animals. His area of research is comparative nutrition and the primary disciplines studied are carbohydrate nutrition, including work on dietary fibers, novel polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, starch, and resistant starch.
An overarching theme of his program is gastrointestinal tract health and the role that carbohydrates and proteins play in the digestive physiology, microbial ecology, and health of the gut.
Dr. Fahey has been author or co-author of many books, book chapters, and referred journal articles, along with numerous abstracts, monographs, and popular press articles. Ninety-five students have completed either M.S. or Ph.D. degrees, or postdoctoral research associateships under his direction. He has provided significant and meaningful service to his profession, serving on numerous National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and American Society of Nutrition (ASN) committees.
An extensive list of Dr. Fahey’s published studies and white papers are available at https://www.lucypetproducts.com/published-studies which supports the P.B.F. Prebiotic Balanced Fiber blend in Lucy Pet Foods which promotes gut health and immunity.
Top scientific nutritionists in the pet industry put Dr. Fahey together with Joey Herrick. They knew that the most important thing to Dr. Fahey was to not have his formulas compromised; that the health of the animal must always come first. They knew from working with Joey Herrick during his Natural Balance days, that this is what he believes in too. They knew that Joey Herrick wanted to come back into the industry to create a movement that puts scientific facts ahead of marketing fads in pet food.
Dr. Fahey’s 40 years of knowledge and research are what make Lucy Pet Formulas for Life different than anything else on the market. Dr. Fahey in all his years has never put his name next to a pet food company until now. He has agreed to do interviews, videos and whatever is needed to get the word out regarding the importance of gut health. Scientists know that gut health is the first line of defense for pets and people to stay healthy. Since this is cutting edge technology, Lucy Pet fed these diets to hundreds of animals in various situations to prove that consumers experienced the same health results with their pets consistent with Dr. Fahey’s research. This was done over a period of 18 months with amazing results, including solving severe digestive problems in many dogs and cats.