Nutrition Test
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what animal is sensitive to food shape?
cats! if they do not like the shape, they will not eat it
ME?
Metabolizable Energy energy absorbed to complete body processes
DE
Digestible Energy amount of energy absorbed by body
CP
Crude Protein measures the nitrogen content of the food
CF (two meanings)
Crude Fat (amount of fat soluble contents) Crude Fiber (indigestible contents)
what are 5 things that must be on a pet food bag?
• brand name • product name • purpose statement • ingredients • warning/caution statements
what type of digestive system do cats have?
mono gastric
what is nutritionally special for cats? can I feed them a vegan diet?
cats are carnivores=need a lot of meat so, no, you can not feed them a vegan diet
what is the most essential essential nutrient
water
what are the essential nutrients?
water, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fats/lipids, and fiber
what is waters function?
allows nutrients to flow through the body and for all body systems to function properly
carbohydrates function?
provides 2.25 more energy than fats
proteins functions?
they make up muscles and bones. they are large components of hormones/enzymes
vitamins functions?
essential for body processes like growth and reproduction fat soluble=ADEK water soluble=BC
minerals function?
provide structural support macro minerals and micro minerals
Fats/Lipids functions?
organic compounds that provide and store energy
fiber function?
allows for removal of indigestible material
what type of digestive systems do cows have?
ruminant
what is the difference between monogastric and ruminant digestive system?
monogastric=one “true” stomach that is responsible for storing food and chemical breakdown Ruminant=a four chamber stomach
what are fillers? 3 examples
additives that bulk up the food that are low in nutritional quality (grains, corn, and wheat)
what are the three types of foods? what is an advantage/disadvantage or each?
wet food: high moisture/low nutrients(feed more) dry food:low moisture/sometimes bit good quality/high nutrients semi moist:perfect water content/hard to find
what are the compartments of the ruminant stomach? functions?
1) rumen=”storage vat” with microbes 2) reticulum=”honeycomb”, waste removal 3) omasum=”book”, filters/absorbs 4) abomasum=”true stomach”, chemical breakdown
what are preservatives? what do they do?
antioxidants that extend the life of the food
what is NRC? what do they do?
National Research Council=researches amount of nutrients an animal needs daily