Feeding / Ingestive Behavior Flashcards
Most domestic animals are stimulated to eat due to
Social facilitation
Taste preference of dogs
Canned or semi moist food
Prefer cooked meat
High-protein meat
Odor is important in detecting preferred food
At what situation does the food intake of dogs increase
In the presence of other dog
Other factors affecting feed intake of dogs 6
Environmental temperature
GIT factors
Estrogen level
Glucoprivic eating
Diluted diet
Decrease or increase of body weight
Clinical problems in dogs
Obesity
Anorexia
Pica
Grass eating
Coprophagia
compensatory behavior in animals aimed at restoring blood glucose levels during conditions of low glucose availability
Glucoprivic eating
Cause by intake energy exceeds the output of energy; often seen in non-working animals Fed a highly palatable diet
Obesity
Loss of appetite
Anorexia
Eating non-food materials; it can be due to nutritional deficiency or extreme form of oral exploration
Pica
Is a means of obtaining roughage, provision of an emetic
Grass eating
Eating of feces
Coprophagia
A feral cat with good hunting skills might easily catch ___ mice or ___ rats per day
12, 3
Social facilitation of cats
Cats do not increase food intake when housed in groups
Sometimes they do need their owners presence
Palatability in cats
- Cats are notoriously finicky
- They do not prefer sucrose
- Cats will not eat diets containing medium chain triglycerides or hydrogenated coconut oil
- Cats do not respond to glucoprivation
- Cats prefer fish, novel diets
- The presence of lingual lipase can break the triglycerides down to fatty acids in their mouth providing bitter taste
Cats drinking milk show- –
Decline in brain temperature and cease to eat
Show a decline in brain temperature and cease to eat
Cats drinking milk