Test 2: lecture 6 therapeutic Flashcards
RER for dog and cat
RER = 70 *(Wtkg) 0.75
RER= 40 (Wtkg)
RER for overweight animal
use weight they are supposed to be
every point above ideal =10% overweight
palatability is affected by
aroma
taste
texture
consistency
what flavors do cats vs dogs like
cat → acid flavor
dog → sweet flavor (cats can’t taste sweet)
label vs labeling
label what is on the box
labeling → how it is promoted
by products vs meal
by products→ internal organs, undeveloped eggs, head, neck and feet
meal → dried product → rendered with fat and water removed
meat can be
beef, lamb or pork
can be skeletal muscle, diaphragm, esophagus, heart or tongue
do you get more protein from 100 g of chicken or 100 g of chicken meal
more protein in chicken meal cause water and fat has been removed
95% rule
if two meats are listed 95% of the food has to be these meats and at least 3% has to be from the second ingredient
dinner rule
name ingredient has to be 25% of food
with rule
3% of product has to be that meat
what makes a feed natural
no artificial preservatives
no artificial colors
natural is the same as organic
true or false
false
natural only means no preservative or artificial colors → can include synthetic things
holistic food is :
unprocessed
without preservatives
no artificial enrichment or fortification
holistic food retain its natural properties throughout the course of preparation
unstressed vs stressed starvation
unstressed → healthy animal, mediators released in response to lack of food, will try to conserve endogenous proteins (muscle mass)
stressed → sick animal, mediators released in response to damage or injury → will use muscle for amino acids to make proteins
