Dry foods and risk of disease in cats

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-563

  Buffington, C A Tony ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD CONTAMINATION;

EID: 47349115962     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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