ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
It Keeps the Good Boy Healthy from Nose to Tail: Understanding Pet Food Attribute Preferences of US Consumers.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Insights into the influence of dog and guardian demographics, nutrition, and relationship on raw feeding practices.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- What Drives Pet Food Choices? A Systematic Literature Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Consumer Acceptance of Sustainable Dog Diets: A Survey of 2639 Dog Guardians.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- How pet food selection attributes influence customer satisfaction and loyalty: evidence from South Korea.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Theory of Planned Behavior applied to the choice of food with preservatives by owners and for their dogs.PloS one · 2024Article
- Biogenic Amine Content Analysis of Three Chicken-Based Dry Pet Food Formulations.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- The Hard Choice about Dry Pet Food: Comparison of Protein and Lipid Nutritional Qualities and Digestibility of Three Different Chicken-Based Formulations.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
The study provides insights for marketing managers in specialized pet supplies retailers, as well as for vets and animal welfare organizations. This study proposes a model that investigates the importance pet owners place on convenience, natural ingredients, and value and health claims as product attributes. For this purpose, an online survey with a sample size of 206 pet-owning US residents was conducted. Partial least squares structural equation modelling shows that pet food purchase involvement positively impacts subjective and objective knowledge about pet food. Subjective knowledge appears to be the strongest factor impacting the importance consumers place on all three attributes. This is followed by objective knowledge. Socio-demographic factors such as gender, age, income, and education appear to have a limited impact as predictors for the importance consumers place on the product attributes.
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