Role of the vet in the pet food industry - nutritional advice for dogs and cats Flashcards
What is BARF composed of?
70% muscle meat
10% raw edible bone
7% vegetables
5% liver
5% other secreting organ
2% seeds/nuts
1% fruit
BARF?
Biologically appropriate raw food
raw food puppies?
be on complete feed until 12 months - at least
antibiotic resistance in dogs - diet?
more likely to have antibiotic resistance in dogs that are fed raw food - however not enough research
what do the digestive systems of dogs and cats directly effect?
feeding behaviour and differences in nutritional requirements
dogs - diet?
anatomically carnivores and physiologically omnivores
pancreatic amylase in dogs compared to cats?
3 times higher in dogs
do dogs or cats adapt better to high levels of dietary starch better?
dogs do
how many carbs can dogs consume?
10g/kgBW - without side effects
how many carbs can cats consume?
up to 4g/kgBW
what vitamin can cats not make?
vitamin A
why can cats not make vitamin A?
they don’t have β-carotenase
how do cats obtain vitamin A then?
need dietary preformed Vit A
which is only found in meat products
obligate carnivore
vitamin D and dogs?
what can cats not synthesise from sulphur containing amino acids where dogs can?
taurine
what is taurine?
amino-sulphonic acid
what can cats not do in the absence of taurine?
they cannot derive bile salts - as taurine is needed as intermediary steps in the formation of bile
cheap cat foods - which ones will lack in taurine?
low energy feeds
mainly cereals - poor quality protein
what type of diet is a poor quality diet for dogs?
reduced sulphur amino acid bioavailability in dietary ingredients that are heat processed e.g. rendered meat meal
what essential fatty acids can cats not make?
they cannot make their own arachidonic acid even in the presence of adequate linoleic acid
what enzyme do the cats not have which converts linoleic to Arachidonic?
no delta-6-deuturase enzyme
how much arachidonic acid per kg in diet?
0.2g AA/kg
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what is fibre?
a carbohydrate
what types of fibre should a balanced canine diet include?
both types - soluble and insoluble
what are the common sources of fibre in dog food?
soya grain hulls, grains, beet pulp and chicory
anal sac issue?
not enough fibre
point of insoluble dietary fibre?
plays critical role in maintaining GIT health
IT IS NOT fermentable nor digestible (cellulose)
what does insoluble dietary fibre do?
it provides bulk and helps waste products move through the large intestine to be excreted
stimulates gut motility
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what is arginine a source of?
nitric oxide
it removed urea and effects blood flow
what does taurine do?
it lowers blood pressure, calms the sympathetic nervous system
reduced incidence of congestive heart failure
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obesity?
chronic inflammatory disease
