Longitudinal fecal microbiome and metabolite data demonstrate rapid shifts and subsequent stabilization after an abrupt dietary change in healthy adult dogs

Table 1 Analyzed chemical composition of the experimental diet and canned diet fed to dogs

Item	Experimental Diet		Canned Diet¹
Dry matter (DM; %)	92.82		23.90
Dry matter (DM; %)	%, of DM	g/1,000 kcal	% DM	g/1,000 kcal
Crude protein	28.30	80.6	41.27	105.6
Acid-hydrolyzed fat	14.36	40.9	24.35	62.3
Total dietary fiber	15.98	45.5	11.72	30.0
Ash	5.95	---	12.96	---
Nitrogen-free extract^a	35.41	100.9	9.72	24.9
Metabolizable energy^b (kcal/g)	3.51	---	3.91	---

^aNitrogen-free extract (%) = 100% - (crude protein % + acid-hydrolyzed fat % + total dietary fiber % + ash %)
^bMetabolizable energy = 3.5 kcal/g ⋅ crude protein (%) + 8.5 kcal/g ⋅ acid-hydrolyzed fat (%) + 3.5 kcal/g ⋅ nitrogen-free extract (%)
¹Ingredient: water sufficient for processing, chicken, meat by-products, wheat flour, liver, beef, wheat gluten, chicken meal, potato starch, cornstarch, guar gum, added color, salt, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, vegetable oil, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin a supplement, riboflavin supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), choline chloride, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper proteinate, sodium selenite, manganese sulfate, potassium iodide), onion powder, garlic powder

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