Evaluation of raw meat diets on macronutrient digestibility, fecal output, microbial presence, and general health status in domestic dogs.
87 Introduction 88 Materials and Methods 90 Animals 90 Experimental Design and Diets 90 Gastrointestinal Histology 91 Intestinal Transepithelial Electrical Resistance and Macromolecule Permeability 91 Statistical Analyses 93 Results 93 Diet Compositions 93 Gastrointestinal Histology 94 Intestinal Transepithelial Electrical Resistance and Macromolecule Permeability 94 Discussion 95 Diet Composition and Implications 95 Gastrointestinal Histology 99 Intestinal Transepithelial Electrical Resistance and Macromolecule Permeability 100 Conclusions 103 Literature Cited 104 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS 115 Literature Cited 120