About the Authors

Lucy J. Holcombe

lucy.holcombe@effem.com

Affiliation The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Niran Patel

Affiliation The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Alison Colyer

Affiliation The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Oliver Deusch

Affiliation The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Ciaran O’Flynn

Affiliation The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Stephen Harris

Affiliation The WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following interests: This work was funded by Mars Petcare UK, the employer of Lucy J. Holcombe, Niran Patel, Alison Colyer, Oliver Deusch, Ciaran O’Flynn, and Stephen Harris. There are no products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LJH NP AC SH. Performed the experiments: LJH NP. Analyzed the data: LJH NP AC OD COF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC OD COF. Wrote the paper: LJH NP AC OD COF SH.