ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Fresh Food Consumption Increases Microbiome Diversity and Promotes Changes in Bacteria Composition on the Skin of Pet Dogs Compared to Dry Foods.
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- Emerging Trends in Pet Food: Scientific Innovations, Patent Landscapes, and Global Market Development.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
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- Metagenomic characterisation of canine skin reveals a core healthy skin microbiome.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Impact of Near-Infrared Multiwavelength Locked System Laser Therapy on Skin Microbiome in Atopic Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- The feline skin microbiome: interrelationship between health and disease.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Review
- Impacts to canine dermal microbiota associated with repeated bathing.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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Abstract
The skin is the first barrier the body has to protect itself from the environment. There are several bacteria that populate the skin, and their composition may change throughout the dog's life due to several factors, such as environmental changes and diseases. The objective of this research was to determine the skin microbiome changes due to a change in diet on healthy pet dogs. Healthy client-owned dogs (8) were fed a fresh diet for 30 days then dry foods for another 30 days after a 4-day transition period. Skin bacterial population samples were collected after each 30-day feeding period and compared to determine microbiome diversity. Alpha diversity was higher when dogs were fed the fresh diet compared to the dry foods. Additionally, feeding fresh food to dogs increased the proportion of
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