I thought this might be of interest. The study link is at http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fahrp/lab_pages/lejeune/research/ dogfood.htm From: "Jeff LeJeune" <lejeune.3@xxxxxxx> Subject: Raw meat feeding Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:14:02 -0500 " Making people aware of both the risks and advantages of feeding commercial, raw and home-prepared food is terribly needed. In an effort to advance the state of knowledge on this subject, our laboratory is currently conducting a scientific study to determine some of the health benefits/risk, if any of feeding raw meat diets to dogs. In this regard we are looking for individuals who feed raw diets (and an equal number of home or commercial diet-fed)to their dogs. We simply ask for a small sample of the dogs food, a fecal sample, the dust from the home's vacuum cleaner bag and a brief survey. If you have any contacts, or ways to disseminate this information, I would greatly appreciate getting the word out. We pay all the laboratory costs, even the shipping, and report the results back to the owners. Thanks for your assistance, Jeff ------------------------------------------- Jeffrey T. LeJeune, DVM PhD Assistant Professor Food Animal Health Research Program, OARDC The Ohio State University 1680 Madison Ave Wooster OH 44691-4096 E-mail: lejeune.3@xxxxxxx tel: (330) 263-3739 fax: (330) 263-3677 ------------------------------------------ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================