Vitamins Dog and Cat Food Nutrition Pet Food Ingredients

Niacin: key compound in pets’ metabolism

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Greg Aldrich, Ph.D.October 10, 2011

Also known as vitamin B3, this ingredient is vital for healthy maintenance of pets' nervous tissues, GI tracts and skin functions

Niacin was the third B vitamin to be identified as a dietary essential for its role in treating the deficiency disease “black tongue” in dogs and a disease with a similar etiology, pellagra, in humans. The discovery was tied to pets and humans consuming diets nearly monopolized by grains and…

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