Energy intake recommendations from cat food labels sold in Ontario, Canada, diverge from predictive equations for adult cat maintenance

Cat food feeding guidelines are a starting point; feeding amounts must be reassessed and adjusted over time based on each cat's body weight and condition trends and lifestyle.

Authors

Myriam Hesta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-9765)
Adronie Verbrugghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6366-8866)
Micanaldo Ernesto Francisco
Angela Witzel-Rollins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7424-3502)
Anna K. Shoveller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2584-4774)

Institutions

Ghent University (BE)
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
University of Guelph (CA)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Published: 2025-07-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.25.02.0127
Primary Topic: Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

Energy intake recommendations from cat food labels sold in Ontario, Canada, diverge from predictive equations for adult cat maintenance

Myriam Hesta, Adronie Verbrugghe, Micanaldo Ernesto Francisco, Angela Witzel-Rollins et al.

Jul 16, 2025

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

article

Energy intake recommendations from cat food labels sold in Ontario, Canada, diverge from predictive equations for adult cat maintenance

Myriam Hesta, Adronie Verbrugghe, Micanaldo Ernesto Francisco, Angela Witzel-Rollins, Anna K. Shoveller

July 16, 2025article en

Abstract

Cat food feeding guidelines are a starting point; feeding amounts must be reassessed and adjusted over time based on each cat's body weight and condition trends and lifestyle.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical AssociationVol. 263(10)

Ghent University (BE), University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US), University of Guelph (CA)

Affordable and clean energy

Openalex Percentile: Top 81%

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

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