Comparison of mucosal microbiota populations across the gastrointestinal tract of healthy dogs

Table 1 Ingredient and chemical composition of the animal product-based (APB) and plant product-based (PPB) diets fed to dogs

¹ Provided per kg of APB diet: choline, 2654 mg; retinyl acetate, 15.2 KIU; cholecalciferol, 0.9 KIU; alpha-tocopherol, 62.5 IU; menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K), 0.6 mg; thiamin, 13.1 mg; riboflavin, 14.0 mg; pantothenic acid, 25.3 mg; niacin, 70.0 mg; pyridoxine, 13.56 mg; biotin, 0.11 mg; folic acid, 949 µg; vitamin B-12, 129 µg; manganese (as MnSO₄), 19.6 mg; iron (as FeSO₄), 253.9 mg; copper (as CuSO₄), 17.8 mg; cobalt (as CoSO₄), 2.4 mg; zinc (as ZnSO₄), 166.9 mg; iodine (as KI), 6.3 mg; and selenium (as Na₂SeO₃), 0.32 mg
² Provided per kg of PPB diet: choline, 2457 mg; retinyl acetate, 16.3 KIU; cholecalciferol, 0.9 KIU; alpha-tocopherol, 74.1 IU; menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K), 1.2 mg; thiamin, 14.4 mg; riboflavin, 11.5 mg; pantothenic acid, 23.9 mg; niacin, 79.3 mg; pyridoxine, 15.8 mg; biotin, 0.24 mg; folic acid, 1024 µg; vitamin B-12, 33.3 µg; manganese (as MnSO₄), 24.0 mg; iron (as FeSO₄), 214.6 mg; copper (as CuSO₄), 23.1 mg; cobalt (as CoSO₄), 2.4 mg; zinc (as ZnSO₄), 144.3 mg; iodine (as KI), 24.0 mg; selenium (as Na₂SeO₃), 0.27 mg
³ Trouw Nutrition USA, LLC, Highland, IL
⁴ Metabolizable energy (ME, kcal/kg) = (3.5 kcal/g × crude protein %) + (8.5 kcal/g × acid-hydrolyzed fat %) + (3.5 kcal/g × nitrogen-free extract %); nitrogen-free extract (%) = 100% - (crude protein % + acid-hydrolyzed fat % + ash % + total dietary fiber %)

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