Abstract
Most pet dogs and cats in developed countries are fed commercial foods, but there is growing interest in the use of noncommercial foods for pets, including homemade and raw food diets. A survey of dog and cat owners in the United States and Australia revealed that > 90% of pets were fed commercial foods, but that noncommercial foods comprised at east 25% of the diet for 17.3% of dogs and 6.3% of cats.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 687-694 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |
| Volume | 232 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2008 |
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Pet feeding practices of dog and cat owners in the United States and Australia. / Laflamme, Dorothy P.; Abood, Sarah K.; Fascetti, Andrea J; Fleeman, Linda M.; Freeman, Lisa M.; Michel, Kathryn E.; Bauer, Cassondra; Kemp, Brona L E; Van Doren, Janine R.; Willoughby, Kristina N.
In: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 232, No. 5, 01.03.2008, p. 687-694.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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