Types of dog food, nutrient requirements of healthy dogs, alternative feeding methods (BARF, Vegetarian) Flashcards
1
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Types of dog food
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Prescription vs commercial
Dry: around 10% moisture, put through an extender and heat treated
Wet: around 80% moisture
Semi-moist: 35-40% moisture e.g salami
2
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What does commercial dog food consider (6)
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age
weight
size
breed
performance
any special conditions
3
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Diets for small vs large breed dogs
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- Large breeds have relatively smaller stomach size
- Smalls require high E diet (17% fat)
- Large: moderate requirement
4
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Feeding Small and large breed puppies (5)
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- Newborns: milk replacer every 2-3 hrs therefore several times a day. 25-30ml per 100kgBW
- 4-6 mnths: feed 3-4x a day for better digestion and to keep E levels constant
- 6 mnths: 2x a day
- Adult: 1x a day
- Large breed pups: more feeding and more calories than small breed pups!
5
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Speciality diets acc to breed-
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small breeds mature faster
6
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Adults and geriatric (6)
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- Older have lower metab rate
- Fat: higher for adults
- Ca: higher– brittle bones
- P: lower– kidney probs
- Na: lower– CV probs
- K and Mg: incr!!
7
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Different breeds have different kibbles (5)
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- Differ in shape, size, texture
- Promote chewing- removal of plaque and tartar– good oral hygiene
- Contains sodium phosphate
- Can limit the rate of food intake
- E.g yorkie’s have tailor made diets (because of teeht probs?)
8
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Daily E requirement (7)
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- ME MJ/day
- Protein
- Water
- Fibre
- Ca
- P
- Na
9
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ME MJ/day
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- 0.54 x BW to the power of 0.75 e.g for 30kg dog would be 7MJ/day
- SHould evaluate the BCS regularly to see if intake is sufficient
- During last semester of preg: incr by 1.5x
- During lactation: incr by 4x
- Altered by (6)
- Activity level
- Lifestage
- % lean mass
- Age
- Neutering status
- Environment
10
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Protein
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Adults 18%
Puppies Min of 22%
11
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Water
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44-66ml per kgBW
12
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Fibre
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Indigestible/CF
1-3%
13
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Ca
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>3% in growing and large
14
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P
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Try keep the Ca:P ratio to 1.2-1.4:1
15
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Na
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Keep low in older dogs