Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
*Corresonding author: U Singh; E-mail: udeybirchahal@gmail.com
Online published on 27 May, 2021.
The present study, was conducted on 132 dog owners, sixty eight (38 from urban and 30 from rural), andsixty four (32 from urban and 32 from rural) from Ferozepur and Fazilkadistricts respectively and views regarding the feeding and management of their pets were recorded. Quantity of food items fed to dogs such as milk, veggie, and dal were higher (P<0.05) in urban areas of Fazilka whereas rice consumption was higher (P<0.05)in urban area ofFerozepurdistrict. In rural areas of Ferozepur, the quantity of rice, veggie and meat offered to the pet dogs was higher (P<0.05) than that offered in rural Fazilka T.he amount of bone offered was higher (P<0.05) in the rural Fazilka C.onsumption of milk is significantly (P≤0.05) higher in rural area and is 113% higher than urban area of FerozepurVeggies is the only food item which was fed significantly (P≤0.05) in higher amount to the dog of urban areas (45.94g) in contrast to rural areas (15.63g) of Fazilka district. Milk, milk product, curd, sweet and dal given by rural dog owners to their dog was highest in Ferozepur district than Fazilka district. The microbiological parameters such as SPC and Coliforms were also well below the prescribed limits of the cooked dog foods. Based on the data available, it is clearly indicated that feeding practices followed by the dog owners in both districts has variable trends. Moreover, significant variations were observed in rural and urban area of the same district.
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Feeding Practices Followed by Dog Owners in Ferozepur and Fazilka Districts.
Milk supplemeation in dog diet was significantly higher in rural areas.
Dog, Feeding Practices, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Rural, Urban
