Lecture 6 - Home made animal feed

Question 1

List the 5 key nutrients to be found in a homemade feed:

Answer 1

1. Starch/fiber source (cooked grain)
2. Protein source – animal origin (If many sources, at least one animal origin)
3. Fat source
4. Source of minerals, definitely Ca
5. Multivitamin and trace mineral source

Question 2

If no meat is fed what definitely needs to be present?

Answer 2

eggs

Eggs must be cooked for a min. of 1 min to avoid salmonellosis.

Question 3

Protein and carbs ratio that should be fed to
dogs
cats

Answer 3

dogs 1:2 – 1:3 of feed weight

cats 1:1 – 1:2 (?) of feed weight

Question 4

Ca carbonate requirements for,
cats
dogs

Answer 4

0,5 g Ca for a 4,5 kg cat per day

at least 2 g Ca for a 15 kg dog per day

Question 5

If not enough meat, what should be added

Answer 5

Phosphorus must be added

Enough meat is 1:1 meat/carbs source ratio.

Question 6

Cat Taurine requirement

Answer 6

200-500 mg taurine per day

Question 7

How to feed meat and eggs:

Answer 7

must be cooked! due to food-borne pathogens.

Animals can tolerate pathogens a bit better than humans but more importantly if they catch something they can shed it to their human family members.

Freezing and freeze drying does not kill pathogens.

Question 8

Freezing and freeze drying does not

Answer 8

kill pathogens