Most Homemade Dog Foods May Be Missing Key Nutrients
Researchers looked at over 1,700 homemade dog diets to see if they had all the nutrients dogs need to stay healthy. They found that while most homemade diets …
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Plant-Based Vitamin D Supplement Safety Tested in Cattle
Researchers tested a plant-based form of vitamin D on six cattle to find out how much is safe to give them. They gave the cattle different amounts of this …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplement May Help Reduce Inflammation in Dogs
Researchers gave healthy dogs a vitamin D supplement called calcifediol for one week to see if it would affect their immune system. The study included 11 dogs …
Read MoreHow Special Diets Help Dogs With Serious Intestinal Protein Loss
Researchers studied 58 dogs with a serious intestinal condition called protein-losing enteropathy (PLE), where the intestines leak important proteins into the …
Read MoreHow Selenium Helps Goats and Sheep Make Healthy Blood
Selenium is a tiny but important nutrient that helps goats and sheep stay healthy in many ways. Scientists have been studying how selenium affects blood cell …
Read MoreWhy Baby Horses and Calves Need Selenium to Stay Healthy
Selenium is a mineral that helps young horses and calves grow strong muscles and healthy hearts. When newborn foals and calves don't get enough selenium, their …
Read MoreHow Selenium Keeps Farm Animals Healthy and Fertile
Selenium is a tiny but mighty nutrient that helps farm animals stay healthy, especially around pregnancy and birth. Scientists have discovered that selenium …
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