Comparative nutrition of cats and dogs

Annual Review of Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue , 1991, Pages 239-263

  Baker, D H ^a   Czarnecki Maulden, G L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Calreco Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

amino acids; cats; dogs; minerals; vitamins

Indexed keywords

CAT; DOG; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0025812154     PISSN: 01999885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nu.11.070191.001323     Document Type: Review

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