Nutritional sustainability of pet foods

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-150

  Swanson, Kelly S ^a   Carter, Rebecca A ^b   Yount, Tracy P ^b   Aretz, Jan ^b   Buff, Preston R ^b  

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

^b Product Development Veterinarian for the GREENIES brand   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; OBESITY; PET ANIMAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; OBESITY; PETS;

EID: 84883039183     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.112.003335     Document Type: Review

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