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This article, published in the Veterinary journal in march 2019 and of which Dr Dodds is co-author, shows saliva and blood tests are not reliable to detect food allergies in dogs and elimination diet is the reference standard.
»There was no clear difference in the number of positive reactions between the allergic dogs and healthy dogs from a research population. »
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»There was no clear difference in the number of positive reactions between the allergic dogs and healthy dogs from a research population. »

Testing for food-specific antibodies in saliva and blood of food allergic and healthy dogs
An elimination diet (ED) followed by re-challenge has been the reference standard to diagnose adverse food reactions (AFR) in dogs, but can be challen…