Online Extra! More information on the Chinese petfood industry

Supplemental information on the Chinese petfood industry from the article "Global growth continues"

February 12, 2014
Click here to view the article "1 Year Later: Changes in China," which orignally appeared in the April 2008 issue of Petfood Industry magazine.
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