Opinion
We noticed this article in VPN and an industry colleague’s post. The second one made me look for something about consumable nutrients instead of fecal volume comparisons. It is important to review the study abstract <Link> to understand the study hypothesis. We did not access the full study.
A new comparison study out of the University of Illinois has found dogs fed fresh diets produce up to 66 percent less excrement than those that consume a diet of dry kibble.”
Source: Veterinary Practice News, February 24, 2021. Link. Researchers found the dogs fed the extruded diet needed to consume more to maintain their body weight and produced 1.5 to 2.9 times as much waste as any of the fresh diets, the University of Illinois reports. Also, the researchers say the fresh diets uniquely influenced the gut microbial community.