Food and Food-Odor Preferences in Dogs: A Pilot Study

ABSTRACT: Abstract Evaluation of food palatability and preference is of great importance to the pet food industry. One common technique for evaluating palatability is a 2-bowl test in which 2 products are offered simultaneously and food consumption is measured. This yields clear results with dogs trained to routinely conduct such comparisons, but it is less clear how this extends to untrained pet dogs. In addition, prior research indicates that olfaction is important in food preference, but methods for evaluating odor preference in canines are currently lacking. In this study, we developed a modified 2-bowl test for evaluation of food preferences in pet dogs with minimal training, and an olfactometer technique for the evaluation of odor preferences. In our 2-bowl procedure, we observed clear prefere

SUBMITTER: Hall N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5863557 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature