A primary care veterinarian may also contact
a board certified veterinary nutritionist on the behalf of their client and patient for the same purpose.
Not exact matches
And to help make sure that every Farmer's Dog package meets up to the company's high standards, a panel of
board -
certified veterinary nutritionists are
on hand to provide input for each recipe, ensuring that they provide complete and balanced meals in line with AAFCO dog food standards.
Dzanis is a
board -
certified veterinary nutritionist and consultant for the pet food and related industries in matters regarding nutrition, labeling and other regulatory issues.He is a former pet food expert with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration where he served
on the AAFCO Pet Food Committee and chaired the AAFCO Canine and Feline Nutrition Expert Subcommittees.
I know that Dr. Remillard, who is a
board certified veterinary nutritionist offers this service online and there is a link to her site
on the link page of our site.
While homemade diet recipes can be found in books and
on the internet, studies
on the nutritional adequacy of homemade diet recipes revealed that the majority of those found in books and
on the internet are either deficient in nutrients or contain nutritional excesses.1, 2 Following a homemade diet that is formulated by a
board -
certified veterinary nutritionist is the only way to ensure your pet is receiving proper nutrition.
Dr. Karen Becker has interviewed a
board -
certified veterinary nutritionist Dr. Danielle Conway who's been working
on a pilot study of how processed pet food causes dog diseases and other issues in pets (video here).
Do these companies have
board -
certified veterinary nutritionists on staff to supervise and test?
The manufacturer should be able to give you a complete nutritional analysis of the product, which you can present to your vet, and can also verify whether or not there is a
board -
certified veterinary nutritionist on its staff.
Many
veterinary schools have a
board certified nutritionist (ACVN - Certified) on staff who will
certified nutritionist (ACVN -
Certified) on staff who will
Certified)
on staff who will do that.