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ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.64, no.1, pp.21-24, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
The purpose of this study was to determine some quality characteristics in pet foods. For this purpose 36 samples each of cat and dog dry extruded foods were taken from market, and moisture, water activity and durability index analysis were made. The mean water activity values were 0.41 at 24.59 degrees C and 0.44 at 24.47 degrees C for cat and dog dry extruded foods, respectively. Moisture level was 5.89% for cat food, 6.44% for dog food, durability index was 98.22% for cat food, 98,91% for dog food. The correlation coefficients between moisture and water activity in cat and dog foods were found to be 0.580 and 0.525, respectively (P<0.01). Water activity (P<0.05) and moisture values (P<0.01) were significantly higher in dog foods than cat foods. Thus, we can conclude that food samples of cat and dog obtained from the market are safe and of good quality.