Feeding Management

Question 1

What are the 3 governing bodies for pet food?

Answer 1

• FDA
• AAFCO
• NRC

Question 2

What does AAFCO stand for>

Answer 2

Association of American Feed Control Officials

Question 3

What does NRC stand for?

Answer 3

National Research Council

Question 4

What is the FDA’s job?

Answer 4

drug safety

Question 5

What is AAFCO’s job?

Answer 5

sets standards for pet foods

Question 6

What is NRC’s job?

Answer 6

develope minimum nutrition requirements

Question 7

Does AAFCO have to ensure foods meet the NRC’s requirements?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

What are the 3 ways that claims are tested?

Answer 8

• Lab analysis
• Formulation
• Feeding trials

Question 9

What are the only 2 regulated life stages of pet food?

Answer 9

• Adult
• lactating/growing/reproduction

Question 10

What process of preparing pet food went under fire?

Answer 10

Extruding process; high heat and steam

Question 11

Why is the extruding process bad?

Answer 11

High heat degrades nutrients

Question 12

Why is the extruding process good?

Answer 12

High heat kills bacteria

Question 13

What percent water is dry food?

Answer 13

10-12%

Question 14

What percent water is semi-moist food?

Answer 14

25-35%

Question 15

What percent moisture is soft-expanded food?

Answer 15

27-32%

Question 16

What percent water is wet food?

Answer 16

70-75%

Question 17

A pro and a con of wet food

Answer 17

Pro: higher protein and fat
Con: not all are complete nutrition

Question 18

How long should the feed transition period be? How much of the new food should be added at a time?

Answer 18

5-7 days; 25% at a time

Question 19

What are the 4 steps to determining how much to feed your pet?

Answer 19

1.Determine RER
2. Calculate MER
3. Determine ME
4. Calculate quantity to be fed using MER and ME