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Table 7 The number and percentage of working farm dogs stratified by the types of foods comprising their most recent meal at the time of their enrolment to the study. Data were collected from 641 working farm dogs enrolled in TeamMate. Combinations of foods that were fed to fewer than 10 dogs are combined and listed as ‘Other combinations’

From: TeamMate: a longitudinal study of New Zealand working farm dogs. I. Methods, population characteristics and health on enrolment

Most recent meal

Dogs

% (95% CI)

Meat only

242

38 (34–42)

Dry commercial food only

207

32 (29–36)

Meat and dry dog food

85

13 (11–16)

Dry and wet dog foods

25

4 (2–5)

Wet dog food only

14

2 (1–3)

Meat, dry and wet dog foods

13

2 (1–3)

Dry and other commercial foods

10

2 (1–3)

Other combinations

30

5 (3–6)