Feeding For Different Life Stages

Question 1

How much o feed pregnant bitches

Answer 1

1st 6 weeks
 - no increase
Last 3 weeks
 - fetal growth
 - increase intake 10 - 15%

Question 2

Bitchs milk

Answer 2

1.5 kcal ME/mL
~2 X calorie density of cows milk
Increased protein, fat, calcium, decreased lactose
Suckle 40x/day at start
Must ensure get colostrum

Question 3

Orphan rearing

Answer 3

Feed warm 100F milk replacer to provide ~ 25 kcal/1000 BW
Volume = 15% of BW/d during first week then gradually increase to 25% BW/d during subsequent weeks
Monitor BW daily, must not lose weight
Keep pups warm and humid (30C >50% humidity)
Establish feedin frequency from pups crying
Do not wake o feed
Feed often first day (every 2 - 4 hours)
Reduce to4 times daily can can leave overnight if kept wamr
Stimulate to defecate and urinate after feeding

Question 4

Weaning

Answer 4

Introduce canned growth food at 3 weeks of age (as gruel)
Gradually increase time away from dam
Wean at 6 - 8 weeks at age or later
Reduce bitches food for 2 days prior to weaning to cut milk production

Question 5

Rapid growth increase risk of

Answer 5

Hip dyslais in large breed dogs

Question 6

optimum calcium

Answer 6

1% DM or 2-4 g/Mcal

Question 7

0.5% DM = 1,25 g/Mcal ME of calcium

Answer 7

Osteroporosis, rickets

Question 8

3% DM = 7.5 g/Mcal ME

Answer 8

Osteochondrosis

Question 9

Kitten growth

Answer 9

~100 g at birth
Increase ~ 100 g/week
75% of adult weight at 6 months
Adult weight at 1-2 years
Makes > females
Try to avoid obesity after neutering

Question 10

Kitten food

Answer 10

Offer solid food at 3 weeks
MER ~200 kcal from 12 weeks until adult
Feed ~ 1- 5.5 oz can/d throughout growth
Increased protein requirements
-change to adult food at 8 to 9 months
4 meals a day, 2 meals a day at 6 months

Question 11

Factors used to calculate metabolize blue energy (kcal/g) from protein, fat, and carbohydrate composition of diet

Answer 11

Atwater 4 protein, 9 fat, 4 carbohydrate

Modified Atwater 3.5 protein, 8.5 fat, 3.5 carbohydrate

Question 12

Metabolize bel energy density

Answer 12

Soon required on label, not now except for lite diet but sometimes on web
Mostly calculate and therefore only an estimate that varies with calicualio method
Companies do not always use same method
Best obtained from feeding trials
Canned food ~ 1 kcal/g
Dry food ~ 4 kcal/ g

Question 13

How may grams in a cup?

Answer 13

On average an 8 oz cup contains about 90 grams of an average dry diet

Question 14

Interspecies BMR

Answer 14

70x w^0.75 kcal/day

Question 15

Dog MER

Answer 15

70 - 1000 X W ^ 0.75 kcal/day

Question 16

Cat MER

Answer 16

100 - 300 kcal/day