Evaluating Pet Foods: How Confident Are You When You Recommend a Commercial Pet Food?

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 121-126

  Zicker, Steven C ^a  

^a Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

AAFCO; food adequacy; food safety; NRC

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SAFETY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47549101854     PISSN: 19389736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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