Barley as an alternative to rice in dog food

Authors : Fatma İNAL, Mustafa Selçuk ALATAŞ, Oğuzhan KAHRAMAN, Şeref İNAL, Mustafa ULUDAĞ, Emel GÜRBÜZ, Esad Sami POLAT

Pages : 770-774

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :  In this study, 30 mixed-breed, neutered, young adult male dogs at 15-30 kg live weights were used. The foods were produced at a special facility. Dog food produced using 25% barley had a gelatinized starch content significantly greater than that of food produced using 25% rice: 18.36% vs. 17.45%, respectively. No considerable difference was observed in the dogs` preference between the two foods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(50.95% vs. 49.05%);. Dry matter digestibility of rice and barley food was 86.10% and 83.85% and crude protein digestibility was 80.44% and 79.24%, respectively. Based on the consumption of rice or barley, stool consistency did not change.
Keywords : Barley, digestibility, dog food, palatability