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Feeding & Nutrition Flashcards

1
Q

What is the importance of pets having good nutrition?

A

It is the key to a long healthy life

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2
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What is Toxicity?

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The degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism

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3
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What is Deficiency?

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A lack or shortage

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4
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In what situations would you need to change your pet’s diet?

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Stages of Life (Puppy-Adult-Senior)
Pregnancy
Lactation
If they are sick
Allergies

To accommodate the body receiving the adequate nutrients it needs and not too much or too little.

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5
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What is NRNR?

A

Nutritional Research for Nutrient Requirements

Studies animal nutritions

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6
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What component do pet diets often revolve around?

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Meat

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7
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How do you determine if a nutrient is necessary?

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Take it away and see how it affects the animal

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8
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How do you calculate the min/max of a nutrient?

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Test out different amounts of a nutrient

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9
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What is the Maintenance Diet nutrient requirements?
○ Crude Protein
○ Crude Fat
○ Amino Acids: Arginine and Methionine
○ Minerals: Calcium and Iron

A

○ Crude Protein = 18%
○ Crude Fat = 5%
○ Amino Acids = Arginine .51% and Methionine .33%
○ Minerals = Calcium = 0.6 - 2.5% and Iron 80mg/kg

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10
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What is the Growth/Repro diet nutrient requirements
○ Crude Protein
○ Crude Fat
○ Amino Acids: Arginine and Methionine
○ Minerals: Calcium and Iron

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○ Crude Protein = 22%
○ Crude Fat = 8.5%
○ Amino Acids = Arginine .62% and Methionine .35%
○ Minerals = Calcium = 1.0 - 2.5% and Iron 80mg/kg

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11
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Where is the main location of mechanical digestion?

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The mouth

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12
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How many teeth do cats have and what is their Dental Formula?

A

30 teeth
I= 3/3
C=1/1
P= 2/3
M= 1/1

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13
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How many teeth do dogs have and what is their Dental Formula?

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42 teeth
I= 3/3
C=1/1
P= 4/4
M= 2/3

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14
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What are the mucus-secreting cells?

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Goblet cells in Esophagus

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15
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Where is the main location of chemical digestion?

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The stomach

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16
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What is the function of the stomach?

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Store and move food

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17
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What are the 4 gastric juices?

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Hydrochloric Acid
Pepsinogen
Mucus
Intrinsic factors

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18
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What is it called when the food exits the stomach?

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As Chyme

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19
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What are the pancreatic secretions/enzymes?

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Bicarbonate
Digestive Enzymes (Amylases, Proteases, Lipases)

20
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Characteristics of the small intestine and what happens?

A

Microvilli line the walls

Absorption of most nutrients

21
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Characteristics of the large intestine and what happens as well as how long it takes food to pass?

A

It is long

Water and salt absorption

Undigested food takes 12 hrs to pass

22
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What is palatability?

A

The food being of pleasant taste
Measured by putting 5 options and seeing which one they gravitate to.

23
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What is acceptability?

A

The food being of acceptable size, texture and smell
Measured by watching what they eat with ease

24
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What besides taste determines food preference?

A

Smell, Texture and Size

25
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3 main feeding methods:

A

Free Choice (Ad Libitum), Measured Meals and Window Feeding

26
Q

What is Free Choice (ad libitium)?
Pros and Cons?

A

Feeding management in which animals are fed without restriction

Pros- Allows animals to eat to hearts content

Cons- Prone to overfeeding

27
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What is Measured Meals?
Pros and Cons?

A

Giving food in certain amounts for each animal with certain nutrients.

Pros- Making sure animals get their required nutrients and do not overfeed

Cons- Possible to underfeed and not give the nutrients required

28
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What is Window Feeding?
Pros and Cons?

A

Giving food in free choice for a certain amount of time e.g. from 12pm - 1pm is lunch.

Pro- Gives a limit so does not overfeed too much

Con- Can overfeed, and can finish food for other animals

29
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What are the 6 nutrient types?

A

Water
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Vitamin
Minerals

30
Q

What is the most important nutrients?

A

Water

31
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What are the 3 ways to get water in the system?

A

Drinking it
Through food
Absorbing it

32
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What are the functions of water?

A

Transport Nutrients
Thermoregulation
Eliminate Waste
Joint Fluid
Biochemical reactions

33
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What is the function of carbohydrates?

A

The main source of energy

34
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What are the different forms of carbohydrates with examples?

A

Monosaccharides (Glucose)
Disaccharides (Maltose)
Oligosaccharides (Raffinose)
Polysaccharides (Starch)

35
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Why do young animals have lots of lactase?

A

To break down mothers milk

36
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Where do most carbs in pet foods come from?

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From plant polysaccharides

37
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What are the function of fats (lipids)?

A

Aid in palatability and concentrated energy

38
Q

How are fats classified?

A

Saturated = No double bonds
Unsaturated = Double bond

39
Q

What is the difference between oils and fats?

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Oils are liquid at room temperature and fats are solid at room temperature.

40
Q

What fatty acids can dogs/cats NOT make?

A

Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids

41
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What is the function of proteins (structural and functional)?

A

Building blocks of amino acids for:
Growth
Tissue and Cellular repair
Enzymes
Hormones
Antibodies
Carrier Proteins
Energy (as a last resort)

42
Q

What are the 10 essential amino acids?
■ P V T M A T H I L L

A

Phenylalanine
Valine
Threonine

Methionine
Arginine
Tryptophan

Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine

43
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What is taurine?

A

Essential amino acid that cats cannot make but dogs can from Methionine and stays on its own (not part of a structure)

44
Q

Why must taurine be supplemented in cats?

A

To aid in:
Heart Health
Vision
Reproduction

45
Q

Is protein a cheap or expensive component?

A

It is expensive

46
Q

Where does protein come from in pet foods?

A

Parts of meat of a meat producing animal that humans may or may not eat.

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