Details

Title

Raw diets for dogs and cats: Potential health benefits and threats

Journal title

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Yearbook

2024

Volume

vol. 27

Issue

No 1

Affiliation

Główny, D. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Department of Internal Diseases and Diagnostics, Poznan, Poland ; Konieczny, K. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Department of Internal Diseases and Diagnostics, Poznan, Poland ; Sowińska, N. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Wołynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland ; Cieślak, A. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Department of Animal Nutrition, Wołynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland ; Szumacher-Strabel, M. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Department of Animal Nutrition, Wołynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland ; Sowińska, N. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University Centre of Veterinary Medicine, Poznan, Poland ; Gogulski, M. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University Centre of Veterinary Medicine, Poznan, Poland ; Gogulski, M. : Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Department of Preclinical Sciences and Infectious Diseases, Poznan, Poland

Authors

Keywords

biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) ; estrus cycle ; nutrition ; raw diet ; semen quality ; thyrotoxicosis

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Coverage

151-159

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences ; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Date

20.03.2024

Type

Review paper

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2024.149344
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