Scientific Evaluation
Summary of Evaluation - Veganpet Vegan Dog Food
Purpose:
To evaluate through a feed trial using adult dogs, the intake, palatablity, overall apparent digestibility of the dry matter, protein protein and fat of a vegan dog food formulated and manufactured for Sandy Anderson Pty Ltd named Sandy’s Veganpet Dog Food.
Feed:
The Vegan Dog Food Formulation has listed specifidogions of minimum 24% protein and minimum 11% fat. On analysis of a representative sample sample of Sandy’s Veganpet Dog Food by an independent laboratory (Venturetech Pty Ltd; NATA endorsed), protein for Sandy’s Veganpet Dog Food was 24.4% (0.4% higher than minimum). Fat for Sandy’s Veganpet Dog Food was 11.1% (0.1% higher than minimum). Sandy’s Veganpet Dog Food easily meets the specifications of the formulation.
Main Findings:
- All dogs ate the Sandy’s Veganpet Dog Food Formulation and the palatability was very high. The dogs ate 100% of food within 15 minutes except for day one, where one dog ate 90% of the food in 15 minutes.
- Dry matter digestibility of Sandy’s Veganpet Dog Food Formulation was 84% on Day 14, which is an excellent result for a commercially prepared dog food.
- Protein digestibility was 68.9% on day 14; which is excellent and consistent with the protein digestibilities expected for a premium dog food.
- Fat digestibility was 87.4 +/- 9% on Day 14; an excellent result for a vegan dog food.
- Faecal quality measured as % dry matter was very good at 28% on Day 14. The stools were consistent across all dogs.
Summary of Evaluation - Veganpet Vegan Cat Food
Purpose:
To evaluate through a feed trial using adult cats, the intake, palatablity, overall apparent digestibility of the dry matter, protein protein and fat of a vegan cat food formulated and manufactured for Sandy Anderson Pty Ltd named Sandy’s Veganpet Cat Food.
Trial methodology and management:
Twenty day feeding trial designed, conducted and analysed by Dr. Nick Costa, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Nutrition, Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University. Doreen Hawkins conducted the daily feeding and and data recording at Galagold Kennels.
Feed:
The Vegan Cat Food Formulation has listed specifications of minimum 27% protein and minimum 10% fat. On analysis of a representative sample sample of Sandy’s Veganpet Cat Food by an independent laboratory (Venturetech Pty Ltd; NATA endorsed), protein for Sandy’s Veganpet Cat Food was 28.5% (5.5% higher than minimum). Fat for Sandy’s Veganpet Cat Food was 11.7% (17% higher than minimum). Sandy’s Veganpet Cat Food easily meets the specifications of the formulation.
Main Findings:
- All cats ate the Sandy’s Veganpet Cat Food Formulation and the palatability was very high. The cats ate on average 24.0 +/- 6.9% of food on offer eaten within 15 minutes and more importantly, the cats ate 69.1 +/- 2.2% of the food on offer each day.
- Dry matter digestibility of Sandy’s Veganpet Cat Food Formulation was 76.8 +/- 1.9% on Day 20, which is better than expected for a vegan pet food.
- Protein digestibility was 82.7 +/- 1.5% on Day 20; is excellent and consistent with the protein digestibilities expected for a premium cat food. Also pleasing was the small variation in the overall result showing the consistency of the product and outcome.
- Fat digestibility was 90.1 +/- 2.3% on Day 20; an excellent result for a vegan cat food and even higher than commonly observed for premium cat food. Moreover the fat digestibilities were very consistent.
- Faecal quality measured as % dry matter was excellent at 34.5 +/- 3.8% on Day 20 for a premium cat food. The stools were consistent across all cats.
