ANSC 210 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Previous Lecture I II III IV V Dog and Cat Nutrition Puppies and Kittens Digestion Adult Dogs Choosing Food Outline of Current Lecture I II III Ingredients Cat Nutrition Feeding Adult Cats Current Lecture I Ingredients a Watch out because the ingredients are by weight b Chicken dinner as first 3 ingredients i 25 chicken 24 liver and 23 soy flour c Chicken and liver are 75 water so in reality there is only 6 of chicken and liver d Soy flour is not something that dogs or cats would normally eat e Poultry meal can be a high quality meal f Protein digestibility values i Egg whites and whey protein 100 ii Muscle meats 93 iii Organ meats 90 iv Fish and soybeans 75 v Rice 72 vi Oats 66 vii Yeast wheat and corn 60 g Fat quality i Important for energy ii Important for fat soluble vitamins iii Rich in nutrients 1 Chicken fat 2 Sunflower oil 3 Coldwater fish oils These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute II III 4 Flaxseed oils iv Bad 1 Beef tallow 2 Lard Cat Nutrition a Obligate carnivores b Must eat a lot of meat and protein c Need 5x more protein than a dog d Special amino acid requirement they need taurine e Special fatty acid requirement they need arachadonic acid from animals Feeding Adult cats a Palatability b Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease of Feline Urological Syndrome i Crystals form in urine and block urethra worse in males ii Control pH of the urinary tract 1 Struvite crystals form in alkaline 2 Oxalate crystals form in acidic iii Limit Mg Ca and P and protein in the diet
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