Table 3. Dietary associations between taurine concentrations and congestive heart failure diagnosis.

Diet	Diet vs. Taurine	Diet vs. CHF
1	0.0012	1.0000
3	0.51	1.0000
5	0.14	0.1993

P values are reported for Fisher’s exact test used to test for associations between the three most common diets fed within the cohort of 24 golden retrievers (diets 1, 3, and 5) and the development of low taurine or congestive heart failure (CHF). A P value of <0.05 is considered significant.

1 = ACANA Manufactured by Champion Petfoods USA Inc., Auburn, KY 42206.

3 = 4health Tractor Supply Company., Brentwood, TN, 37027.

5 = Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Recipe with Real Lamb (dry); Nature’s Variety, Saint Louis, MO 63146. Manufactured by CJ Foods, Inc, Bern, KS, 66408.