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Chapter 2: Pet Foods (Hill) Flashcards

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Main types of pet foods *

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  • dry
  • canned/pouch
  • soft-moist
  • supplements and treats
  • home-made: raw and cooked
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treats should comprise what percent of diet? *

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10%

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dry pet foods must have less than what percent moisture by AAFCO definitions? *

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20% (most have ~10%)

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canned/pouch food what percent moisture? *

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> 65% (most have 75-80%)

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which kind of food is generally lowest in fat? *

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dry

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____ food usually has higher fat/protein than dry food *

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canned/pouch

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soft moist food what percent moisture? *

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20-65% (most have 30%)

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humectants (i.e. sorbitol) are commonly added to: fx? *

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soft moist foods. Fx = Bind water to prevent spoilage

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p food market categories *

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  • popular (national brands)
  • premium (therapeutic/life stage)
  • generic (local)
  • supplements/treats
  • therapeutic/life stage
  • raw/home-cooked

First 3 are generally complete and balanced

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disadvantages of home made diets *

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  • usually deficient in essential nutrients
  • animals pick/choose
  • time consuming
  • not tested on animals
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danger of uncooked foods *

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  • often contain pathogens
  • often unbalanced
  • not good to feed to young, old, pregnant, sick
  • no “only raw” nutrient
  • public health risk
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DSHEA = *

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dietary supplement health and education act.

  • restricted FDA’s authority in humans
  • “implied consent” for increased use in animals but not generally recognized as safe in pet food
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neutroceuticals and food additivies have variable: *

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quality, consistency, absorbability, and potency

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T or F: health claims are not allowed for p neutraceut. and food additives *

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True

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general marketing strategy for pet foods *

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increase # of brnads = increased shelf space = increased market share

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2 other common p food marketing strategies *

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anthropomorphism, niche targeting

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p food is regulated on the federal/state/both level? *

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both

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AAFCO = ? What are its duties? *

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association of american feed control officials.

  • Reviews labels and sets standards (definitions of feed ingredients, min/max recommendations, testing procedures, etc.)
  • Does NOT make/enforce laws.
  • A consultatory body only; each state can choose whether or not to follow its recommendations
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What is “meat”? *

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striated muscle from skeletal, heart, diaphragm, or esophagus

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what are “meat by-products”? *

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spleen, liver, kidney, bone, blood, fat, intestine

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what is “meat by-product meal”? *

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meat by-product that has been rendered to remove fat

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What is required in the guaranteed analysis? *

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crude protein/fat/fiber, moisture

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what is NOT required in the guaranteed analysis (but often is)? *

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ash, carbohydrate

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ingredient list is ordered by: *

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weight

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which state is the most strict about enforcement of feed regulations? *
Texas
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Dry foods are generally energy dense and inexpensive *
:)
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decreased water content --> palatability
decreases
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problem with using propylene glycol as a humectant
causes oxidative damage to RBCs and a Heinz body anemia in cats
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therapeutic and life stage diets are considered ____ brands *
premium
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why should you not add vitamins/minerals to commercial pet foods? *
unbalance a balanced diet! May lead to toxicity
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When may addition of vitamins/minerals to diet be indicated?
- balance a home-cooked diet - pharm. action - in some obese dogs w/ low energy requirements
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exces liver fed to cats --->
vitamin A toxicosis
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nutritional hyperparathyroidism is caused by: **
feeding too much meat which contains too little Ca. Lowers Ca:P ratio and results in Ca leaching from bones and pathologic fractures
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adding additional Ca to diet of growing dogs --->
osteochondrosis
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basic ingredients of home-made diets
protein, carb, and fat sources, multivitamin, potassium, dicalcium phosphate or bone meal
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home-cooked food should comprise less than ___ percent of the diet
10%
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BARF diet
bones and raw food (mimics "wild" diet)
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4D meat
raw meat product of dead, diseased, dying, or down animals at time of slaughter
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dogs are carnivores/omnivores?
omnivores
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T or F: salmonellsa is regularly isolated from animal AND vegetable components of animal feed
T
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Alabama rot
disease of E. coli in racing greyhounds. Causes vasculitis, cutaneous necrosis, renal failure, and death.
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Aujesky's virus infection
(pseudorabies). Lethal dz in dogs/cats from consuimg infected pork
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disadvantages of bones
- esophageal obstruction | - obstipation (colonic impaction)
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Drug
substance other than food intended to affect structure or function of body or to treat or prevent dz
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feed additive
ingredient added to fulfull a need, not GRAS and not nutrient, usually microquantities. (ex-preservatives, anitbiotics)
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neutraceutical/functional food
nutrient with drug like character
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herb
plant valued for medicinal properties
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____ reduces the risk of one food being accidentally deficient
variety
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*meat alone can't constitute a balanced diet without viscera*
:)
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T or F: there is no evidence that any preservatives are detrimental to animal health
T
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T or F: several recipes may be used for each brand name
T
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most pet foods are more than ___% digestible
80%
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most pet food recalls are for:
Salmonella
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melamine
recalled in 2007. An inexpensive protein source that auses uroliths
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proprietary diet
attempts to deliver average nutrients midway b/w max and min requirements est. in normal animals
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crude fiber is a good/bad measure of fiber content *
bad
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"Natural" =
no chemically synthesized ingredients besides vitamins minerals and trace nutrients
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Is "organic" defined?
Yes, by USDA
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Is "holistic" defined?
No
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"human edible"
product that is legally suitable and approved for consumption by a person (USDA, FDA)
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Principle display panel includes:
- manufacterer's name/address - brand name - product name - designator (i.e. "for cats") - net weight - product vignette (picture)
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Information panel includes:
- nutritional adequacy claim (required for all foods except treats/snacks) - ingredient list - guaranteed analysis - manufacterer/distributor name/address - feeding directions - calorie content - comparison claims (i.e. low calorie) - other claims (i.e. "organic")
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For comparison claims, "less or reduced calorie or fat" must state:
% reduction and product to which the comparison is made in same processing group
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"beef"
>70% total product
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"beef dinner"
>10% total product
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"with beef" or "and beef"
>3% of ingredient excluding water
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"beef flavor"
recognizable by pet
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"stew" "in gel" "in gravy" "in aspic"
>78% water
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Uniform State Feed Bill and Regulations
permits manufacturers to develop one label for use in all 50 states
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adulturated food
food containing noxious substance or lacking essential nutrient
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misbranded food
with false or misleading label or missing required info
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The sale of p food is regulated by:
FDA, Dept. of Ag. | ADVISORY committee = AAFCO
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Federal Trade Commission
regulates advertising including labels, prohibits false statements
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The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
defines size and location of info on label
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USDA
regulations requires statement "animal (dog/cat) food" to distinguish from human food

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