COMMERCIAL DOG FOOD - CHARACTERISTICS AND USE IN DIFFERENT PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES

Authors
DIEZ M ISTASSE L
Citation
M. Diez et L. Istasse, COMMERCIAL DOG FOOD - CHARACTERISTICS AND USE IN DIFFERENT PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES, Annales de medecine veterinaire, 139(5), 1995, pp. 309-316
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Annales de medecine veterinaire → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034118
Volume
139
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
309 - 316
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4118(1995)139:5<309:CDF-CA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Commercial dog food is more and more frequently used as sole diet. The present review characterizes the different types of commercial diets. Principles of bioenergetic allow the calculation of energy density us ing a prediction equation. Energy requirements are also calculated. Pr actical use of industrial dog food are illustrated for growing pups, d ogs at maintenance or in reproduction.