Table 1.
Chemical composition and metabolizable energy (ME) of the diets administered to dogs before and during the trial (g/100 g, as-fed).1
| Item | Diets2 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous3 | GF4,5 | CTR4,6 | |
| Moisture | 9.0 | 5.42 ± 0.48 | 6.12 ± 0.57 |
| CP | 26 | 39.24 ± 0.84 | 24.40 ± 0.32 |
| Fat | 15.50 | 18.69 ± 0.51 | 11.78 ± 0.29 |
| OM | n.d. | 86.83 ± 0.27 | 86.50 ± 1.20 |
| TDF | 2.80 | 11.59 ± 1.13 | 13.03 ± 1.46 |
| Ash | 4.9 | 7.91 ± 0.23 | 7.51 ± 0.55 |
| ME, kcal/kg | 3,900 | 4,330 | 3,423 |
CP = crude protein; OM = organic matter; TDF = total dietary fibre.
Values are means ± standard deviation.
Anonymous: super-premium pet food, administered before the trial; GF: grain free diet without grain cereals, administered during the trial; CTR: control diet with conventional grain cereals, administered during the trial.
Values as reported in the label.
Values determined analytically.
Ingredients: fresh grass fed lamb (26%), dehydrated lamb meat (25%), potatoes, dried whole eggs, fresh herrings, dehydrated herring, chicken fat, herring oil, vegetable pea fiber, dried carrots, sun-cured alfalfa meal, inulin, fructooligosaccharide, mannan-oligosaccharides, dehydrated blueberry (0.3%), dehydrated apple, dehydrated pomegranate, dehydrated sweet orange, dehydrated spinach, psyllium seed husk, currant powder, salt, brewers dried yeast, turmeric (0.2%), glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, tagete flower extract. Analytical compounds (as reported in the label): calcium 1.40%, phosphorus 0.90%, omega-6 fatty acids 3.30%, omega-3 fatty acids 0.90%, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 0.50%, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 0.30%, glucosamine 1,200 mg/kg, chondroitin sulfate 900 mg/kg. Nutritional additives (per kilogram, as reported in the label): vitamin A 15,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,500 IU, vitamin E 600 mg, vitamin C 150 mg, niacin 37.5 mg, pantotenic acid 15 mg, vitamin B2 7.5 mg, vitamin B6 6 mg, vitamin B1 4.5 mg, vitamin H 0.38 mg, folic acid 0.45 mg, vitamin B12 0.1 mg, choline chloride 2,500 mg, beta-carotene 1.5 mg, zinc chelate of the analogous methionine hydroxylase 910 mg, manganese chelate of the analogous methionine hydroxylase 380 mg, ferrous chelate of glycine hydrate 250 mg, copper chelate of the analogous methionine hydroxylase 88 mg, selenomethionine 0.40 mg, DL-methionine 4,000 mg, taurine 1,000 mg, L-carnitine 300 mg. Organoleptic additives: aloe vera extract 1,000 mg, green tea extract 100 mg, rosemary extract. Antioxidants: tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin.
Ingredients: dehydrated lamb meat (28%), rice (28%), corn (23%), chicken fat (5%), dehydrated fish, dried beetroot pulp (4%), dehydrated whole eggs (4%), fish oil (2%), vegetable oil (1%), sodium chloride, dried brewer's yeast (0.3%). Analytical compounds (as reported in the label): calcium 1.20%, phosphorus 0.90%. Nutritional additives (per kilogram, as reported in the label): vitamin A 10,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,000 IU, vitamin E 100 mg, vitamin C 100 mg, niacin 25 mg, pantotenic acid 10 mg, vitamin B2 5 mg, vitamin B6 4 mg, vitamin B1 3 mg, vitamin H 0.25 mg, folic acid 0.30 mg, vitamin B12 0.04 mg, choline chloride 1,500 mg, zinc oxide 108 mg, zinc sulphate monohydrate 120 mg, manganous sulfate monohydrate 150 mg, ferrous sulphate monohydrate 44 mg, ferrous carbonate 60 mg, copper sulphate pentahydrate 50 mg, calcium iodate anhydrous 2.4 mg, sodium selenite 0.22 mg, DL-methionine 1,500 mg.