Table 6.

Blood (n = 60) and plasma (n = 120) taurine levels of dogs in function of diets.

		Diets					CTR vs.
Taurine	Units	CTR	GF1	GF2	CB	RMSE	GF1	GF2	CB
Whole blood	μmol/l	288	316	316	318	51.3	NS	NS	NS
Plasma	μmol/l	101	128	127	125	32.8	NS	NS	NS

CTR, control diet; GF1, grain-free diet 1; GF2, grain-free diet 2; CB, cereal based diet; NS, not significant; RMSE, root mean square error.