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=== National Research Council (NRC) Publications ===

=== National Research Council (NRC) Publications ===

The NRC was established by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 (9).  It is not part of the United States government and is not an enforcement agency, but was expressly commissioned to provide advice to the U.S. government on scientific and technical matters.  The activities of the NRC Committee on Animal Nutrition include the development of nutrient requirement standards for domestic and laboratory animals such as the Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats 2006, written by the ad hoc Committee on dog and cat nutrition.  The 2006 NRC publication provides a thorough review of the scientific literature and makes recommendations for  both the minimum requirement  and safe upper limit of intake of nutrients in healthy dogs and cats.  Although the 2006 edition has added values of recommended allowances, nutrient availability and digestibility of pet foods processed with typical ingredients  may still differ. While  the publication is not used directly to establish regulatory standards for commercial pet foods, the recommendations contained in the NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats are considered by other organizations charged with that task (e.g., FEDIAF, AAFCO). It is an important source of research information on small animal nutrition, and is cited frequently in the scientific literature.

The NRC was established by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 (9).  It is not part of the United States government and is not an enforcement agency, but was expressly commissioned to provide advice to the U.S. government on scientific and technical matters.  The activities of the NRC Committee on Animal Nutrition include the development of nutrient requirement standards for domestic and laboratory animals such as the Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats 2006, written by the ad hoc Committee on dog and cat nutrition.  The 2006 NRC publication provides a thorough review of the scientific literature and makes recommendations for  both the minimum requirement  and safe upper limit of intake of nutrients in healthy dogs and cats.  Although the 2006 edition has added values of recommended allowances, nutrient availability and digestibility of pet foods processed with typical ingredients  may still differ. While  the publication is not used directly to establish regulatory standards for commercial pet foods, the recommendations contained in the NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats are considered by other organizations charged with that task (e.g., FEDIAF, AAFCO). It is an important source of research information on small animal nutrition, and is cited frequently in the scientific literature.