Nutritional evaluation of commercial dry dog foods available on the Czech market

Abstract

Dry dog and cat foods represent approximately 70% of the pet food market in the USA, with extruded foods predominating (Donadelli et al., 2019). Dry foods are popular with dog owners, because they are easy to store and provide an economical way of feeding (Daumas et al., 2014). Recent studies performed in France and Germany have shown that a high number of owners feed their dogs at least partly with commercial food, and a third to half of the owners provide dry food only (Becker et al., 2012;Colliard et al., 2006). Dry dog food is often designed as a complete diet, so it should meet the nutritional requirements of different dog breeds, ages and workloads (Case, Daristotle, Hayek & Raasch, 2011). According to the definition by the European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF, 2019) and Regulation (EC), No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council, complete pet food is pet food which, due to its composition, extended period as the only source of nutrients, it will provide all

Comparison of Key Nutrient Content of Commercial Puppy Foods with Canine Dietary Requirements

“…Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the quality of the pet food, and a number of studies have been conducted to test dog food [54][55][56][57]. One major issue is the imbalance in the manufactured products, including the lack of compliance of the composition with the FEDIAF nutritional guidelines [58]. The FEDIAF nutritional guidelines provide MRLs and maximum limits for nutrients.…”