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NRC
Issues New Nutrient Requirements
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New
rules and regulations about what's good food for dogs
and cats have been made by the National Academies' National
Research Council (NRC) .
Unrevised
since the mid-1980s have been revised, one hopes that
the new guidelines will set in healthier eating trends
for our four legged friends.
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The
report which runs to a bulky 450 pages has been sponsored
by the US National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration,
and Pet Food Institute.
Reviews
of thousands of research findings published over a 25 year
period have been included.
Interested readers may check out 'Nutrient Requirements of
Dogs and Cats' rom the National Academies Press, via the Internet
at www.nap.edu.
For
a quick reference check out www.national-academies.org/petdoor
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