Table 1 Comparison of number of ingredients and nutrients per 1000 kcal in diets for dogs
Number of ingredients | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NRC | FEDIAF | |||||
Mean ingredient number of diets below (± SE) | Mean ingredient number of diets above (± SE) | p | Mean ingredient number of diets below (± SE) | Mean ingredient number of diets above (± SE) | p | |
Crude protein | 3.00 ± 1.73 | 5.86 ± 0.28 | 0.251 | 5.71 ± 0.64 | 5.85 ± 0.31 | 0.847 |
Ether extract | 4.50 ± 0.61 | 6.08 ± 0.31 | 0.042 | 4.50 ± 0.61 | 6.08 ± 0.31 | 0.042 |
Calcium | 5.81 ± 0.33 | 5.87 ± 0.51 | 0.919 | 5.82 ± 0.31 | 5.75 ± 0.69 | 0.884 |
Phosphorus | 4.84 ± 0.61 | 6.03 ± 0.31 | 0.112 | 5.74 ± 0.38 | 5.92 ± 0.41 | 0.757 |
Ca:P1 ratio | – | – | – | 5.86 ± 0.32 | 5.86 ± 0.91 | 0.961 |
Potassium | 5.65 ± 0.33 | 6.21 ± 0.51 | 0.351 | 5.70 ± 0.28 | 8.00 ± 1.41 | 0.069 |
Magnesium | 3.87 ± 0.70 | 6.06 ± 0.30 | 0.019 | 5.58 ± 0.38 | 6.08 ± 0.41 | 0.371 |
Sodium | 5.29 ± 0.47 | 6.08 ± 0.35 | 0.192 | 5.54 ± 0.37 | 6.18 ± 0.43 | 0.257 |
Copper | 5.00 ± 0.71 | 5.95 ± 0.30 | 0.249 | 5.50 ± 0.63 | 5.90 ± 0.31 | 0.576 |
Iron | 5.12 ± 0.45 | 6.18 ± 0.35 | 0.078 | 5.72 ± 0.37 | 5.97 ± 0.43 | 0.661 |
Manganese | 5.83 ± 0.49 | 5.82 ± 0.34 | 0.987 | 5.87 ± 0.44 | 5.80 ± 0.36 | 0.907 |
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Zinc | 5.82 ± 0.34 | 5.84 ± 0.48 | 0.9731 | 5.86 ± 0.32 | 5.70 ± 0.58 | 0.815 |