About the Authors

Christina F. Butowski

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Food & Bio-based Products, AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand, Centre for Feline Nutrition, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

David G. Thomas

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Feline Nutrition, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Wayne Young

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Food & Bio-based Products, AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand, Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge, Auckland, New Zealand

Nick J. Cave

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Feline Nutrition, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Catherine M. McKenzie

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Knowledge & Analytics, AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Douglas I. Rosendale

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd., Palmerston North, New Zealand

Emma N. Bermingham

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

emma.bermingham@agresearch.co.nz

Affiliations Food & Bio-based Products, AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand, High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge, Auckland, New Zealand

Competing Interests

This study was funded by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) a New Zealand government organisation. As part of this government funding, co-funding was received by NZ Premium Petfood Alliance (K9 Natural, Ziwi and Bombay Petfoods) to conduct this research. AgResearch is a Crown Research Institute which is independently managed by a Board. As such, it does report to the Minister of Science, which also governs MBIE. However, none of the co-authors are employed directly by either MBIE nor members of the NZ Premium Petfood Alliance. No authors have any non-financial competing interests. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.