Consistent proportional macronutrient intake selected by adult domestic cats (Felis catus) despite variations in macronutrient and moisture content of foods offered

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 525-536

  Hewson Hughes, Adrian K ^a   Hewson Hughes, Victoria L ^a   Colyer, Alison ^a   Miller, Andrew T ^a   Hall, Simon R ^a   Raubenheimer, David ^b   Simpson, Stephen J ^c  

^a WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnivore nutrition; Domestic cat; Macronutrient regulation; Nutritional geometry; Right angled mixture triangles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876455330     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0727-y     Document Type: Article

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