Iodine content of commercially-prepared cat foods.
Twenty-eight varieties of commercially-available cat food (23 canned, 5 dried) were analysed for iodine. The iodine concentration varied from less than 0.37 micromol/kg to 41.8 pmol/kg, wet weight (less than 1.48 micromol/kg to 167 micromol/kg, dry weight). Excessive or insufficient iodine intake or wide swings in iodine intake over prolonged periods may contribute to thyroid disorders in cats.
Johnson
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Department of Pathology, Wellington School of Medicine, Wellington, New Zealand.
Ford
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HC
Tarttelin
M F
MF
Feek
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CM