Evaluation of Nutrient Content and Quality of Commercial Dog Foods
Abstract
To ensure that your dog eats a diet that is both balanced and nutrient-dense, it is imperative to assess the nutritional value and quality of commercial dog foods. In Ibadan, the most often purchased commercial dry dog foods were examined for their nutritional and calorie content. On the labels of most feeds, no particular nutritional content values are listed. The findings comparison of the feeds' proximal analyses to the denoted levels of essential nutrients in the National dry dog food brand produced in the United States of America (USA). The amount of protein and calories in the dog food was appropriate; however, the levels of the majority of the Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), and Selenium (Se), four micronutrients, were noticeably lower, as well as the amounts of fat and fiber. Among the dog food brands examined, there were wide variances in the pieces of several components. The pet food business is being pushed for stricter standards. Still, research on these foods' digestibility and growth will be required to generate baseline data on the nutritional makeup of dog diets sold in the nation.
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