ANSC 2060 Chapter : Feeding And Nutrition
Document Summary
Introduction: proper feeding and nutrition critical for health and longevity in dogs and cats, when animals don"t feel good they stop eating which is very unhealthy, malnutrition, diet. Illness: current trends in pet foods include, supplements, antioxidants. If not palatable then the animals may not eat enough to meet daily nutrient requirements: acceptability, measured with a 1 pan test. Involved in >30 metabolic reactions: help the body turn food into energy and tissues, do not provide energy but are necessary in the use of energy, fat soluble, water soluble. Epithelial tissue health; cellular metabolism; vision; fetal health. Ca absorption from intestines; normal bone development and maintenance. Poor skin and hair coat; retinal degeneration, night blindness. None reported: rat poison is a vitamin k antagonist and blocks vitamin k. they bleed to death. Anorexia, weight loss, ventral flexion of neck, paralysis. Impaired wound healing, anemia, increased susceptibility to infection. Scaly alopecia, dermatitis; rare bc synthesized by intestinal bacteria.
