GUPTA, R. S.DEVALIA, BHARATKUMAR RAVJI2018-06-062018-06-062009http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810049449The present study was conducted in selected cities (Anand, Rajkot and Vadodara) of Gujarat state to know the feeding management practices of dogs. The number of pet owners contacted in Anand, Rajkot and Vadodara cities was 37, 50 and 36, respectively. They had 47, 65 and 45 pet dogs, respectively. The over all distribution of adults and pups was 58.60 and 41.40%, respectively in the three cities under study .The majority of pups were offered food thrice a day in Anand (44.00 %) and Rajkot (34.37 %) cities. However, similar data for Vadodara city were 25.00 %, as majority of pups got food two times (37.50 %) or four times (37.50 %) in a day. The data also indicated that 68.18, 72.73 and 64.87 % of adult pet dogs were offered food two times in a day in Anand, Rajkot and Vadodara cities, respectively. The feeding of home made, commercial and mixed (home made + commercial) diets to the pet animals revealed that 40.76 and 55.42% pet animals received home made and mixed diet, respectively in three cities under the study. Only 3.82% pet animals received commercial diet. The number of pet animals (adult and pups) received veg, non-veg and mixed (veg + non-veg) diet in surveyed areas revealed that only 26.75 % of pet animals received pure veg diet in the three selected cities, while majority of pet animals (71.98 %) received mixed (veg'+ non veg) diet. Very few (1.27 per cent) pet animals received pure non veg diet. The food was offered in restricted quantity to pet animals by their owners. Over all 83.44% pet dogs were fed milk daily in the three selected cities. The per cent of pet animals received vegetables and fruits in their diet were only 29.79, 26.15 and 42.22 and 17.02, 23.08 and 24.44 %, respectively for Anand, Rajkot and Vadodara cities. The provision to offer bone chew was the highest in Vadodara followed by Rajkot and the least in Anand city. More number of pups (53.85 per cent) received bone chew than adult dogs (15.22 per cent) in all the three cities under study. The data for first time exposure of pups to non-veg food suggested that 20.00, 09.38 and 25.00 % of pups from Anand, Rajkot and Vadodara cities, respectively got first time exposure to nonveg food between 3 to 6 months of age. The different types of food samples collected during survey contained normal range of proximate constituents. The dry matter intake was found to be 238.67, 281.15, 487.32 and 492.43 g/day in pups of 0-3, >3-6, >6-9 and >9<12 months of age group, respectively. The average dry matter consumed by pups of all age group was 308.12 g/day, 26.90 g/kg body weight and 49.54 g/kg W 0.75 The dogs of 3-6 years of age consumed more dry matter in comparison to other age group of dogs. The average dry matter consumed by adult dogs of all age group was 446.56 g/day, 16.59 g/kg body weight and 37.78 g/kg W 0.75 The average ME consumed by pups of all age group was 1259.02 kcal /day, 109.98 kcal /kg body weight and 202.32 kcal/kg W0.75. The pups of 0-3 months of age consumed 94.69% of energy in comparison to their requirement. However, pups of >3-6, >6-9 and >9<12 months age group; the energy intake was only 70.27, 76.51 and 70.45%, respectively in comparison to their requirement. These findings suggested that there was short supply of energy to pups to the tune of 23.49 to 29.73 %. The daily consumption of energy in aduh dogs of all age group was 1722.68 kcal per day, 64.03 kcal/kg body weight and 145.81 kcal/kgW0.75. It was observed that the dogs of all age group except >6 years of age (87.40%) consumed slightly higher amount of energy in comparison to meet their requirement. The average daily crude protein intake was 49.35, 56.06, 80.40 and 94.91 g in pups of 0-3, >3-6, >6-9 and >9<12 months of age, respectively. The average crude protein consumed by pups of all age group was 60.69 g/day, 5.30 g/kg body weight and 9.76 g/kg W0.75. The pups of 0-3 months of age consumed 81.99% of crude protein in comparison to their requirement. The average crude protein consumed by pups of all age group was 54.64% as against their requirement. The adult dogs of 1-3, >3-6 and >6 years of age group, respectively on an average daily consumed 91.17, 113.34 and 72.28 g crude protein. The over all crude protein consumed by dogs of all age group was 93.56 g/day, 3.48 g/kg body weight and 7.92 g/kg W0.75. The adult dogs of 1-3, >3-6 and >6 years of age group, respectively consumed 75.14, 76.89 and 53.36% of crude protein in comparison to their requirement. On an average all adult dogs received short supply of protein to the extent of 27.65%) in their diet. The average calcium consumed by all categories of pups was 2.24 g/day, 0.196 g/kg body weight and 0.360 g/kg W0.75 The male and female pups consumed calcium 2.37 and 2.11 g/day, 0.199 and 0.192 g/ kg body weight and 0.369 and 0.350 g/kg W0.75, respectively. The pups of 0-3 months of age consumed 89.05% of calcium in comparison to their requirement. However, pups in general received 61.04% calcium from diet in comparison to their requirement. The average calcium intake of all adult dogs was found to be 3.17 g/day, 0.118 g/kg body weight and 0.268 g/kg W0.75. However, the calcium intake was lower in the dogs of >6 years of age in comparison to the dogs of other age groups. The average calcium intake of adult dogs of >6 years was found to be 57.74% of their requirement. However, calcium intake by other categories of adult dogs was sufficient to meet their requirement. The phosphorus intake was found to be 1.57, 1.87, 2.59 and 3.38 g /day and 0.250, 0.157, 0.136 and 0.142 g per kg body weight, respectively. The average phosphorus consumed by pups of all age group was observed as 2.00 g /day, 0.175 g/kg body weight and 0.322 g/kg W0.75 The pups of 0-3 months of age consumed 104.67 % of phosphorus in comparison to their requirement. However, the phosphorus intake in pups of >3-6, >6-9 and >9<12 months age group was only 65.61, 56.67 and 58.99 %, respectively as against their requirement. The over all supply of phosphorus in pups was only 71.94% in comparison to their requirement. The phosphorus intake in adult dogs of 1-3, >3-6 and >6 years of age group was 2.81, 3.63 and 2.07 g/day and 0.111, 0.118 and 0.073 g / kg body weight , respectively. The daily consumption of phosphorus in dogs of all age group was 2.89 g per day, 0.107 g/kg body weight and 0.244 g/kgW0.75. The phosphorus intake was found to be comparatively less in the dogs of >6 years of age. The average phosphorus intake of adult dogs of >6 years was found to be 82.47% of their requirement. However, intake of phosphorus by other categories of adult dogs was sufficient to meet their requirement.enANIMAL NUTRITION, AGRICULTUREASSESSMENTThesis