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Alligator, wild boar, ostrich – oh my!

May 15, 2017July 18, 2024 Clinical Nutrition Team cat, dog, Exotic proteins

Exotic proteins like ostrich, kangaroo, wild boar and alligator are all the rage right now, but are diets containing these ingredients helping your pet or merely hurting your wallet?

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