Ingredient composition
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Analysis %
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Control dieta
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Study dietb
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Nutrientf
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Control
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Study
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Maize
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Chicken meal
|
Egg product
|
Protein (%)
|
25.1
|
24.7
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Chicken by-product meal
|
Chicken by-product meal
|
Brewer’s yeast
|
Fat (%)
|
13.8
|
15.0
|
Maize gluten meal
|
Maize
|
FOSc
|
Fibre (%)
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
Soybean meal
|
Sorghum
|
sHMPd
|
Ash (%)
|
5.3
|
7.0
|
Animal fat
|
Barley
|
Linseed
|
Moisture (%)
|
7.8
|
7.5
|
Palatant
|
Chicken fat
|
l-carnitine
|
Vitamin E (IU/kg)
|
163
|
328
|
Minerals
|
Fishmeal
|
Minerals
|
β-carotene (ppm)
|
2.9
|
39
|
Vitamins
|
Palatant
|
Vitamins
|
GEg (kcal/kg)
|
4716
|
4695
|
|
Beet pulp
|
Othere
|
6:3 fatty acidsh
|
19:1
|
9:1
|
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aThe control diet was nutritionally complete and balanced and formulated to be representative of a mid-tier adult dog food product
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bStudy diet was formulated to contain the same nutritional technologies found in the Eukanuba nutritional matrix for senior dogs (Eukanuba® Senior Maintenance Dog Food. For the study period reported this product was owned and manufactured by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
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cFructo-oligosaccharide
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dSodium hexametaphosphate
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eAvocado juice concentrate (<0.10 %) was included in the diet matrix for 19 dogs
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fNutrient composition is actual laboratory analytical results expressed on as-fed basis
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gGross energy
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hRatio of dietary omega-6 fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acids