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In dogs the digestibility of food (dry matter) has a considerable impact on the digestibility of calcium. If a prepared diet or home-made ration has a low dry matter digestibility the calcium intake must be higher than in highly digestible food to fulfill the requirements.

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Why is it important?

To supply dogs with sufficient amounts of calcium it is necessary to take into account the amount and digestibility of dry matter.

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This page is a summary of: Impact of faecal DM excretion on faecal calcium losses in dogs eating complete moist and dry pet foods – food digestibility is a major determinant of calcium requirements, Journal of Nutritional Science, January 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/jns.2017.11.
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