Nutritional evaluation of new alternative types of dog foods including raw and cooked homemade-style diets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

New alternative types of pet foods such as raw and cooked homemade-style diets containing human food ingredients have been introduced due to a trend of pet humanization and diversification of consumer needs.

Objectives

To evaluate nutritional adequacy of new alternative types of dog foods containing human food ingredients as maintenance diets for dogs.

Methods

Eleven homemade-style foods for adult dogs were purchased from online channel in Korea and analyzed to evaluate nutritional adequacy for adult dogs. Nutrients analyzed included crude protein, amino acids, crude fat, fatty acids, and minerals.

Results

Crude protein and amino acids in all products satisfied Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) requirements. Crude fat in one of 1

SUBMITTER: Choi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10556285 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature