Chu, Vy
Fascetti, Andrea J.
Larsen, Jennifer A.
Montano, Maria
Giulivi, Cecilia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Students Training in Advanced Research (STAR) Program (NIH 5T35OD010956-23)
Center for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Article History
Received: 8 September 2023
Accepted: 17 January 2024
First Online: 23 January 2024
Competing interests
: The funder (CCAH) had no role in the study’s design, in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. No potential financial and non-financial competing interests that could directly or indirectly undermine the objectivity, integrity, and value of this publication through a potential influence on the judgments and actions of authors regarding objective data presentation, analysis, and interpretation were found. Jennifer A. Larsen (JAL) is an investigator in clinical trials sponsored by Royal Canin and Nestlé Purina PetCare. She develops educational materials for Brief Media, Mark Morris Institute, and Healthy Pet magazine. She participates as a speaker or attendee in continuing education events sponsored or organized by Royal Canin, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Nature's Variety, and Hill's Pet Nutrition. Andrea J. Fascetti (AJF) is the Scientific Director of the Feline Nutrition and PetCare Center and Amino Acid Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, providing research support fee-for-service. None of these activities lead to a conflict of interest or influence the collection or interpretation of results. AJF advised Synergy Food Ingredients, Clorox, and received a grant from Nutro, remuneration for lectures, or as an advisor on behalf of Nestlé Purina PetCare, Mars Petcare, and the Pet Food and Mark Morris Institutes. A nutrition resident received funds from Hill's Pet Nutrition Resident Clinical Study Grants program at the time of the study. The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at UCD receives partial support for a Nutrition Technician from Nestlé Purina PetCare and its veterinary nutrition program from Nestlé Purina, Mars Petcare, and Hill's Pet Care. C.G. is an Editorial Board Member of <i>Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Company).</i> She received compensation as a Field Chief Editor for <i>Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences</i> and honoraria from participating in NIH peer review meetings. The rest of the authors declare no conflict of interest.