The study throws previous research into vegan pet health under scrutiny.
Should you be feeding your dog a vegan diet?In April 2022, scientists at the University of Winchester in the United Kingdom announced that dogs fed on a vegan diet appeared to be healthier than those on a conventional meat-based diet. However, a new study from the University of Liverpool suggests that these claims were unfounded.Interest in vegan dog food has skyrocketed in recent years, with the global market being valued at $12.
'In other words, it was not accurate to conclude that 'nutritionally-sound vegan diets are the healthiest and least hazardous choices for owners to feed their pet dogs.' Further, the statistical analyses used did not explore the effect of possible confounding from other variables, such as the age and breed of the dogs and owner variables including age, gender, education and diet.
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