Exploratory analysis of nutrient composition of adult and senior dog diets
Kyle German, Cynthia Melgoza, Camille Torres-Henderson · 2025
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Description
Senior dog foods fill pet store shelves, yet no official nutrient profile defines what a senior diet should contain. German, Melgoza, and Torres-Henderson buy 61 adult and senior diets and analyze what is actually in them.
The set covered 25 brands in dry, canned, and freeze-dried forms, all checked against adult maintenance requirements from the feed control authorities. Eleven of the 61 products failed at least one requirement outright. Senior diets did not differ from adult ones in any consistent direction; fiber, fat, and energy swung widely, especially among canned foods. Side-by-side pairs from the same company told the same story of drift rather than design. The authors call the work exploratory and urge research tying composition to real health outcomes in aging dogs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kyle German, Cynthia Melgoza, Camille Torres-Henderson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |