Lafeber Company was built by a father-son team of veterinarians with a shared love of animals and a special passion for birds. Dr. T.J. Lafeber developed the very first commercial bird food pellet in the back room of his veterinary clinic in the early 1970s. Today, their recipes are developed by his son, Dr. Ted Lafeber, III, along with top veterinarians and nutritionists. Their manufacturing facility has always been located on the Lafeber family farmland, and all of their products are mixed, formed and packaged under one roof.