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Question 1

Is it important to feed young animals for optimal growth regardless of their skeletal development?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

Arachidonic acid is made from which fatty acid?

Answer 2

Linoleic acid

Question 3

What type of nutrient contributes the most ME per pound of food?

Answer 3

Fats

Question 4

Fatty acids that are incorporated into phospholipids in skin cells in a waxy lipid molecule called _____________ that helps make the skin water-resistant.

Answer 4

Ceramides

Question 5

Which fatty acid is critical in developing the cell membranes of neurologic tissues & eye development, especially during fetal & neonatal development?

Answer 5

DHA - Docosahexaenoic acid

Question 6

AAFCO states that adult maintenance dog foods should have at least ___% fat per ME, while cat food should have __% fat.

Answer 6

5; 9

Question 7

Fat in stools (often as a result of undigested fat) is known as what?

Answer 7

Steatorrhea

Question 8

Which fatty acids are essential fatty acids?

Answer 8

Omega-6 and omega-3

Question 9

What, generally, is rancidity? AND what can be added to the food to prevent it?

Answer 9

Oil turning bad, heat & moisture can cause break-down of fatty acids, free radicals breaking down fats.

Antioxidants, changing ratios of fats to antioxidants.