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Chapter 14: Feeding Mature Dogs: Middle Aged and Older References


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Box 14-1 Bibliography

Armstrong PJ, Lund EM. Changes in body composition and energy balance with aging. In: Proceedings. Symposium on Health and Nutrition of Geriatric Cats and Dogs, Orlando, FL, January 1996: 11-15.

Greeley EH, Kealy RD, Ballam JM, et al. The influence of age on the canine immune system (abstract 4366). Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal 1994; 8: A753.

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Hayflick L. How and Why We Age. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1994; 43-49.

Sheffy BE, Williams AJ, Zimmer JF, et al. Nutrition and metabolism of the geriatric dog. Cornell Veterinarian 1985; 75: 324-347.

Twedt DC. Gastrointestinal motility disorders of geriatric patients. In: Geriatric Medicine. Purina Specialty Review. Pro-Visions, 1993; 11-21.

Wolter R. Alimentation du chien âgé. In: Diététique du chien et du chat. Paris, France: Masson S.A., 1988; 71-74.




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