COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF DOGS’ DIETS BASED ON <i>CHAPPI</i><i>, </i><i>ROYAL CANIN</i> DRY READY-MADE FODDERS AND FEED PREPARED FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS
The article presents the results of dogs’ diets based on dry ready-made fodders and prepared feed which were compared with the purpose to establish a diet that completely meets the requirements of service dogs. The scientific and economic experiment was carried out on the German Shepherd Dogs kept in open-air cages and identical care conditions. The animals were divided into 3 groups according to the method of groups-analogs. Dogs’ diets consisted of prepared feed (the control group), «Chappi» (the first experimental group), and «Royal Canin» (the second experimental group). For the first time, the influence of these diets on physiological and functional conditions of dogs kept at the canine area was studied in the conditions of Perm Krai. It is established that diet based on feed prepared from natural products and «Royal Canin» fodder mostly provides the requirements of service dogs with a live weight of 30 kg and their optimal condition as well as a high working capacity. During the 90 days of experiment, the dogs of the control and the second experimental group had a positive dynamics of a live weight (an average daily gain of 4.56 g and 4.22 g, respectively), minor changes in speed (-0.076 m/s and -0.066 m/s), and a high average score of hair quality (4.97 and 4.97). At the same time, the animals of the first experimental group had a negative dynamics of a live weight (-11.67 g/day) and speed (-2.830 m/s) as well as a lower average score of hair quality (3.23).