tailieunhanh - Canine feeding practices in urban punjab - A concern
The use of nutritionally complete and balanced food has been cited as a contributing factor for longer, healthier life spans in pets. The present study was conducted on the dog owners from Bathinda and Ludhiana districts of Punjab during 2018. A total of 54 owners were interviewed randomly with a set of 20 variables regarding different aspects of dog feeding and independent variables viz., age, education, etc. The statistical analysis of data revealed that percent of the dog owners were young (18-31 years old) and 61 percent of respondents had their qualification of senior secondary or higher level. About percent of farmers preferred small breeds over large ones. About percent of dogs were fed only home-cooked food, percent were fed only commercial food whereas percent were fed a mixture of commercial and home-cooked food. About percent of dogs were fed milk as a separate meal in addition to their normal diet and percent of dogs received dietary supplements. The vitamins were the most commonly used supplement in adult dogs (18 percent) whereas the most common supplement used in puppies was calcium and phosphorus ( percent). Only 15 percent dog owner were aware about balance feed for their pets. Seventy three per cent of owner’s regarded their dogs’ as being at an ideal weight, while 27 percent regarded their dogs as overweight. This study was revealed an insight into the basic feeding practices followed by dog owners in the urban areas of Punjab. | EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 08 2019 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Canine Feeding Practices in Urban Punjab - A Concern Prabhjot Kaur Sidhu Anant Simran Singh Ankita Singla and Prabhjinder Singh Khalsa College for Veterinary and Animal Sciences Amritsar Punjab India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Feeding practices Dog owners Urban Punjab Canines Article Info Accepted 04 July 2019 Available Online 10 August 2019 The use of nutritionally complete and balanced food has been cited as a contributing factor for longer healthier life spans in pets. The present study was conducted on the dog owners from Bathinda and Ludhiana districts of Punjab during 2018. A total of 54 owners were interviewed randomly with a set of 20 variables regarding different aspects of dog feeding and independent variables viz. age education etc. The statistical analysis of data revealed that percent of the dog owners were young 18-31 years old and 61 percent of respondents had their qualification of senior secondary or higher level. About percent of farmers preferred small breeds over large ones. About percent of dogs were fed only home-cooked food percent were fed only commercial food whereas percent were fed a mixture of commercial and home-cooked food. About percent of dogs were fed milk as a separate meal in addition to their normal diet and percent of dogs received dietary supplements. The vitamins were the most commonly used supplement in adult dogs 18 percent whereas the most common supplement used in puppies was calcium and phosphorus percent . Only 15 percent dog owner were aware about balance feed for their pets. Seventy three per cent of owner s regarded their dogs as being at an ideal weight while 27 percent regarded their dogs as overweight. This study was revealed an insight
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