Comparative study of the digestibility of dry and raw food in dogs

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the digestibility of raw and dry food in pitbull dogs.The study involved 10 clinically healthy male dogs, matched in age and weight.Two digestibility experiments were performed, the first of which tested the digestibility of dry food, and the second experiment, the digestibility of raw food, which underwent HPP processing.To determine the digestibility coefficients of the two types of food during the experiments, the amount of food and excreted feces were daily controlled.We found significant differences in the chemical composition of the two types of food, as well as a higher digestibility coefficient of raw food.