The Science Behind Raw Feeding

Please find a list of the benefits of choosing DIY raw feeding, along with links* to some of the studies that highlight these benefits.

At The Farmer's Dog we are proud to be experts in this species appropriate, natural and beneficial way of feeding dogs.
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DIY Raw Feeding;

Boosts immunity:
www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.898056/full

Is great for digestive issues & balancing microbiome:
.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-27866-z
&
https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-017-0981-z

Is very supportive for itchy skin & allergies:
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12151881

Has more nutrients than processed food:
https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab071
&
.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-17159-7

Reduces plaque & periodontal disease:
periodontal-leuco.pdf (rawmeatybones.com)
Journal of small animal veterinary practice 1995 Dr Tom Lonsdale

Is the best anti-inflammatory diet:
Semantic Scholar 2015 -Metabolomics from a diet intervention in atopic dogs / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Helsinki
or (actual link - it’s pretty long!)
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/metabolomics-from-a-Diet-Intervention-in-Atopic-a-%3A-Hielm-Bj%C3%B6rkman-Roine/24dc45a095931f459f1ac95c4917980be7b34dd0

Is economical and even planet friendly:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378020307366


*One of the Links not working? Journals regularly externally update, do let us know if we need to update any of the links above.