Exam 1: Lecture 7: Reproduction / Sporting / working dogs Flashcards
Define the nutritional goal for gestation
Support both mothers health and optimal fetal development
- ideally a diet plan is formulated before estrus / planned breeding
What are the 4 steps to a nutrition assessment?
- Assess the patient / animal
- Assess the current and prior diet
- Assess the feeding management
- Repeat as needed
What is the current target BCS for reproduction animals
5/9 to 6/9
- 4/9 for an athletic bitch
T/F: Before breeding you want to decrease their BCS?
False, you want to improve their BCS
- there are consequences of being underweight during gestation + pregnancy
Do the following fit under or over feeding?
- Decreased fertility
- lower % of preganancy
- smaller litter size
- Low birth rate
- Increased neonatal morbidity
- reduced milk yield
- reduced immunity
- reduced response to vaccine
underfeeding
Do the following fit under or over feeding?
- Reduced fertility
- reduced ovulation
- increased interestrous intervals, anestrus
- smaller littler size
- long term Neo-natal health consequenes
- mastitis
overfeeding
The following descriptions fit which condition?
- Longer gestation
- Lower chance of spontaneous onset of labor at birth
- Increased risk of c-section
- increased risk of stillbirth
- increased risk of gestational diabetes
- infant mortatlity
- childhood obesity
Maternal obesity in Humans
T/F: Water should be free choice potable + palatable
true
Normal amount of water given to an animal should be 60 ml/kg BW or more per day during maintenance. How much should this increase during lactation in dogs
2 - 3x
120 ml/kg BW or more per day
BW should increase ______ from breeding to whelping in dogs
15-25%
During gestation nutrient requirements increase by how much in dogs?
25-50%
Feed a gestation/ lactation diet (puppy food) at ____ weeks gestation
- energy and most nutrient requirements similar to adult maintenance during 1st 4 weeks
4 weeks gestation
T/F: Weight gain is more common in large litter sizes during lactation?
False, they tend to lost more weight with larger litter sizes
How much meals should a dam receive during lactation in dogs?
3+ meals / day or feed ad lib (free choice)
What values are used to calculate gestation energy requirements during EARLY gestation in dogs?
Early gestation = RER x 1.8 - 2
What values are used to calculate gestation energy requirements during LATE gestation in dogs?
Late gestation = RER x 2.2 to 3.5
What values are used to calculate lactation energy requirements in dogs?
Lacation = RER x 1.9 or 25% per puppy
EX:
- RER x 3 (1 puppy)
- RER x 4 (3-4 puppies)
EX:
50lb bitch
4 puppies / feti
RER = 729 kcal
- Calculate early gestation energy requirements in dogs.
DER = 1312 kcal to 1457 kcal
3.4 to 3.8 cups of puppy food with 384 kcal/cup
EX:
50lb bitch
4 puppies / feti
RER = 729 kcal
- Calculate late gestation energy requirements for this dam.
DER = 1603 to 2550 kcal / cup
4.2 to 6.6 cups of puppy food with 384 kcal/cup
EX:
50lb bitch
4 puppies / feti
RER = 729 kcal
- Calculate lactation energy requirements for this dam.
DER = 1384 + 1384 = 2768 kcal/cup
7.2 cups of puppy food with 384 kcal/cup
In Queens, BW should increase _____ from breeding to queening
15-40%
- need to prepare for lactation as queens cannot eat enough to meet energy needs during lactation
What type of diet should be feed to a feline at breeding?
gestation/lactation
- dry or wet doesnt matter, as long as they are eating and getting water
Do queens eat more or less in late gestation compared to early gestation
they eat less in late gestation compared to early gestation
What values do you use to obtain energy requirements for the qeen during gestation
Start with RER x 1.6 then increase to RER x 2.0 later in gestation
