Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 137-142 , August 2008

Homemade Diets: Attributes, Pitfalls, and a Call for Action

  • Rebecca L. Remillard, PhD, DVM, DACVN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Rebecca L. Remillard, PhD, DVM, DACVN, MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center, 350 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130.

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PII: S1938-9736(08)00039-1

doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2008.04.006

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 137-142 , August 2008

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