The use of raw meat based dietary regimes (BARF) in dogs in Croatia (CROSBI ID 698333)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Brozić, Diana ; Živičnjak, Tatjana ; Lovrić, Lea ; Habuš, Josipa ; Hađina, Suzana ; Lučinger, Snježana ; Valpotić, Hrvoje ; Perharić, Matko ; Štritof, Zrinka
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The use of raw meat based dietary regimes (BARF) in dogs in Croatia
Feeding dogs with raw meat-based diets, also known as biologically appropriate raw food (BARF) diets, has been a trend that gained significant popularity over the last decade. The aim of this study was to provide information about dietary regimes and the use of BARF diets in dogs in Croatia, additionally to identify the owner motivation to choose BARF feeding regime. A questionnaire was designed to assess feeding practices in dogs fed BARF diets. To be included in the analysis, the dogs must have been fed with a BARF diet retrospectively for a minimum of 2 months. Data were analyzed using Fisher exact test, p<0.05 was considered to be significant (GraphPad Software, San Diego, USA). In total, 95 questionnaires were collected which met the inclusion criteria. The study cohort consisted of female (64%) and male (36%), mostly purebred (68%) dogs with a mean age of 4.5±3.2 years and 19.6±12.5 kilos in weight. Owners changed their dog’s diet to BARF feeding regime as a result of a chronic condition (26%), for palatability (27%) for the perceived improved level of energy (21%), and its composition (17%). The majority of dogs were fed homemade (HM) BARF diet (58%) and 42% were fed commercially available (COM) BARF diet. Owners reported sporadic occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms more frequently, in the period of the last 2 months, when the dogs were fed HM BARF diets (p=0.0415). Also, they were more likely to give their dogs raw meat that hasn’t been previously frozen (p<0.0001). There was 37% of the owners using extruded diet alongside the BARF diet. The owners of dogs that had a manifestation of allergies or intolerances in the past were more likely to use BARF diets without the addition of extruded diets (p=0.038). There is a high frequency of use HM BARF diets as the BARF feeding regime of choice, therefore it is of high importance to communicate the risk of possible nutritional imbalances as well as a higher incidence of GI symptoms when feeding HM BARF diets.
RMBD, BARF, dogs, nutrition
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Podaci o prilogu
86-86.
2019.
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Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Book of Abstracts 8th International Congress “Veterinary Science And Profession”
Brkljača Bottegaro, Nika ; Zdolec, Nevio ; Vrbanac, Zoran
Zagreb: Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
2706-1795
Podaci o skupu
8. međunarodni kongres Veterinarska znanost i struka
predavanje
10.10.2019-12.10.2019
Zagreb, Hrvatska