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. 2024 Aug 1:11:1430743.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1430743. eCollection 2024.

Should dogs and cats be fed vegan diets?

Faraz Harsini  1 , Andrew Knight  2   3   4 , Benny Smith  1
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Should dogs and cats be fed vegan diets?

Faraz Harsini et al. Front Vet Sci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cat; dog; nutrition; pet; plant-based; vegan; vegetarian; veterinary.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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