Safety, efficacy, gastrointestinal tolerance, and digestibility of brewed chicken protein in healthy adult dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Producing enough protein continues to be a challenge, but alternatives may provide economic and ecological relief. Sufficient testing is necessary to confirm safety and evaluate nutritional value. Our objective was to evaluate the safety, efficacy, gastrointestinal tolerance, and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of brewed chicken protein (BCP; Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing a chicken protein).

Methods

Thirty-two healthy adult dogs (BW = 9.68 ± 1.18 kg; age = 4.16 ± 1.85 yr) were used in a completely randomized design (n = 8/treatment). After a 2-wk acclimation phase, baseline measurements were collected and dogs were allotted to the following treatments and fed for 26 wk: control diet (0% BCP; Control), 15% BCP (Low), 30% BCP (Medium)

SUBMITTER: Smola MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278293 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature