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A soft-moist, heat treated, environmentally stable animal food product having a moisture content from about 40 to about 60 wt.% and a pH from about 4 to about 6 is prepared by emulsifying and pasteurizing an ingredient mix containing moist proteinaceous meaty material, added moisture, edible acid, a

A soft-moist, heat treated, environmentally stable animal food product having a moisture content from about 40 to about 60 wt.% and a pH from about 4 to about 6 is prepared by emulsifying and pasteurizing an ingredient mix containing moist proteinaceous meaty material, added moisture, edible acid, antimicrobial material, proteinaceous vegetable material, and colloidal clay. This ingredient mix may be further formulated with protein supplement material, fatty material, cellulosic binder, amylaceous material, vitamins and minerals, palatibility enhancing material,s and other nutritionally balancing ingredients. The products are particularly suited for feeding carnivorous and omnivorous animals housed in zoos.

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A soft-moist, heat treated, microbially stable, animal food product comprising: from about 40 to about 65 wt.% of moist proteinaceous meaty material; from about 1 to about 14 wt.% of proteinaceous vegetable material; from about 0.75 to about 3.5 wt.% of colloidal clay; added moisture to provide the

A soft-moist, heat treated, microbially stable, animal food product comprising: from about 40 to about 65 wt.% of moist proteinaceous meaty material; from about 1 to about 14 wt.% of proteinaceous vegetable material; from about 0.75 to about 3.5 wt.% of colloidal clay; added moisture to provide the product with a total moisture content from about 40 to about 60 wt.%; edible acid to provide the product with a pH from about 4 to about 6; and an effective amount of antimicrobial material which in combination with the colloidal clay and edible acid microbially stabilizes the animal food.