Week 1 - Introduction to Vet Nutrition

Question 1

Body Composition is compost of what three things?

Answer 1

• Body Weight
• Body Condition Score (BCS)
• Muscle Condition Score (MCS)

Question 2

• Measures overall condition
  - Assesses fat > muscle
• 9-point scoring system recommended
  - 4 to 5 is considered ideal for dogs and 5 for cats

Answer 2

Body Condition Score

Question 3

• Assesses muscle condition
  - Independent of fat stores
• Visual examination & palpation
  - Temporal Bones
  - Scapulae
  - Vertebrae
  - Pelvic bones
• Should be scored in words and not numbers

Answer 3

Muscle Condition Score

Question 4

What are 2 things that pet food labels MUST have?

Answer 4

AAFCO statement and Ingredient list

Question 5

In ________ breed puppies we would want to avoid excessive calcium

Answer 5

large

Question 6

(T/F) Dry ingredients will be lower on the list than wet (ingredients are listed by weight)

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Definition:
any “non-rendered, clean part of the carcass”

Answer 7

Meat by-product

Question 8

(T/F) When calculating RER, the linear equation can be used in any animal no matter the weight

Answer 8

False, 3-25 kg

Question 9

What is resting energy requirement (RER)? What is the equation to calculate it?

Answer 9

• The energy requirement for a normal animal at rest in a thermoneutral environment, ad it is based on body weight.
• 70 x BWkg^0.75 or 30 x BWkg + 70 (only for 3-25kg)

Question 10

What are you looking at when doing a muscle condition score? (visual examination and palpation)

Answer 10

• Temporal bones
• Scapulae
• Vertebrae
• Pelvic bones