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problems with a low prevalence in the general population. A feeding trial is also not designed
to ensure optimal growth or maximize physical activity. If a diet has not gone through a feeding trial by the manufac- turer, you will essentially be conducting the feeding trial for it using your patients and pets. While feeding trials, especially on
therapeutic diets, cannot be expected to detect all deficiencies or excesses (which may also be due to malabsorp- tion or maldigestion), they give you an added advantage of having someone else evaluate them before you offer them to your clients. Feeding trials are conducted on
healthy dogs and cats, with controls that are the same breed and gender. During the trials, the animals must receive the test food as their only source of nutrition. The same formula must be fed through- out the entire trial. The trials are conducted by measur-
ing the daily food consumption, weekly body weight measurement and stated lab parameters at the end of the trial. A complete physical exam is conducted for each animal by a veterinarian at the beginning and end of the trial, and a number of animals, not to exceed 25%, can be removed for nonnutritional rea- sons or poor food intake. Necropsy is conducted on any animal
that dies during the trial, with findings recorded. For reproducing animals, addi- tional information is recorded, including body weight within 24 hours of delivery; offspring’s body weight within 24 hours of birth; litter size at birth, 1 day later and at end of study; and any stillborn or congenital abnormalities (ibid.). At the end of the feeding trial, the
results obtained are compared to the results from a control group, to a histori- cal colony average, or to reference values published by AAFCO (ibid.). All premium manufacturers conduct
feeding trials on their foods, and con- tinue to conduct them as the foods are
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Feeding trials are conducted on healthy dogs and cats, with controls that are the same breed.
changed and updated, both for palatabil- ity and as new evidence is discovered regarding nutritional requirements. To verify if feeding trails have been conducted on a food, check the product label to find the source of AAFCO certifi- cation; if feeding trials have been done, it will be stated on the label as such.
Myth 3: Corn is just a filler Botanically speaking, corn is a grain,
and as such it is able to provide carbo- hydrates, proteins and fats to whatever animal is consuming it. The corn used in most pet foods is a type called dent corn. On average, dent corn contains 70% car- bohydrates, 9% protein, and 4.5% oil. According to Penn State’s Agronomy Guide, approximately 56% of the corn grown in the United States is used as livestock feed, 18% is exported and 13%, is used for the production of ethanol for energy. The remaining 13% is used for
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