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Table 1 Information on the dogs enrolled in this study

From: Differences in the gut microbiota of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) fed a natural diet or a commercial feed revealed by the Illumina MiSeq platform

Group

Name

Breed

Age (months)

Gender

Weight (kg)

Diet and quantity (g)

Number of meals per day

Natural diet group

ND-1

Poodle

46

SF

4.3

Kangaroo (75 g), vegetables (10 g)

1/day

ND-2

Poodle

28

CM

5.2

Kangaroo (110 g), vegetables (15 g)

1/day

ND-3

BF

24

SF

4.5

Beef (90 g), vegetables (10 g)

2/day

ND-4

WH

12

CM

7

Chicken + duck (150 g), vegetables (10 g)

2/day

ND-5

BF

36

SF

6.7

Duck (150 g), vegetables (10 g)

1/day

ND-6

BF

27

CM

8.3

Duck (200 g), vegetables (15 g)

1/day

Commercial feed group

CF-1

Mal

144

F

3

Natural balance

2/day

CF-2

Mal

94

CM

2.8

LAMER Dr. Heal skin care

1/day

CF-3

YT

77

CM

4.2

LAMER Dr. Heal skin care

1/day

CF-4

Pom

36

M

4

Natural balance

2/day

CF-5

YT

57

SF

3.2

Natural balance

2/day

  1. Natural diet group (ND): dogs fed a natural diet; Commercial feed group (CF): dogs fed a commercial feed
  2. BF bichon frise; WH white west highland terrier; Mal the maltese; YT yorkshire terrier; Pom pomeranian; M male; CM castrated male; F female; SF spayed female