Evaluation of the Uroanalysis Values of Canines Supplemented With Porcine Peptides and Ascorbic Acid

Abstract

Bioactive peptides have considerable animal health promoting properties. The effects of supplementation with collagen peptides and vitamin C (PolyPet®) on urinalysis were evaluated in a total of 24 Labrador retrievers with similar feeding and handling characteristics randomly selected into three groups (control group, group 1, and group 1). 2). The treatments consisted of supplementing a group with 6.6 gr daily with PolyPet®, group 2 with 3.3 gr and the last group (control group) without any supplementation. Urine samples were taken at days 0, 30 and 60 from the 24 canines in the study. The urinalysis parameters evaluated were protein, ascorbic acid, urinary protein/urinary creatinine ratio (UP/UC), nitrites, specific gravity, crystalluria, pH, calciuria, odor, creatinuria, and body weight. It was determined that there was no significant difference between the values ​​of urinary protein presence, in group 1 the UP/UC ratio increased slightly. In the presence of crystals, there was no significant difference compared to the three groups. For amorphous urate and uric acid crystals, there was an increase with porcine collagen peptide supplementation and the variables triple phosphate, struvite crystals and weight loss were positively affected by supplementation. The use of collagen peptides and vitamin C (PolyPet®) demonstrated positive effects on the health of canines, being considered as a safe food for healthy individuals.