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MN - Week 1,2,3 & 4
Intro To Nutrition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Nutrition | The substances that you take into your body as food and the way that they influence your health. |
| Why Is Good Nutrition Important? | -Promotes health -Maintains ideal body condition -Preventative medicine |
| What Aspects Make Up A Nutritional Assessment? | -Body and muscle condition scoring -Weighing -RER and other calculations |
| What Is A Complete Diet? | Diet containing all essential nutrients that an animal requires to stay healthy. |
| Define Nutrient | A food component that helps to support life. |
| What Are The Roles Of Carbohydrates In The Canine/Feline Diet? | -No dietary requirement (except for in pregnancy and lactation) -Energy source, also gives kibble its structure (ingredients such as wheats, grains, etc) -Can be converted into fat (if eaten in excess = obesity) |
| What Are The Two Main Forms Of Carbohydrate? | Simple sugars (glucose) and complex sugars (starch). |
| What Are The Roles Of Fibre In The Canine/Feline Diet? | -Maintains colon health, regulates bowel function, adds bulk to faeces -Minimises glucose fluctuations -Promotes satiety (feeling of fullness) |
| What Are The Two Main Forms Of Fibre? | Rapidly fermentable fibres (soluble fibres such as oligosaccharide fibres - food for gut bacteria) and non-fermentable fibres (insoluble fibres such as cellulose - bulk for faeces) |
| What Are The Roles Of Protein In The Canine/Feline Diet? | -Tissue growth and repair -Manufacturing of hormones and enzymes -Energy source -Immunity -Oxygen transportation -Metabolism regulation -Maintains cell wall structure |
| What Structures In The Human Body Are Made From Amino Acids (Protein)? | -Antibodies -Enzymes -Skin, hair, nails -Hormones -Cartilage, tendons, ligaments -Muscle -Blood proteins (haemoglobin) |
| What Are The 10 Essential Amino Acids In Dogs? | Arginine Isoleucine Lysine Threonine Phenylalanine Tryptophan Leucine Histidine Methionine Valine |
| What Is The 12th Essential Amino Acid For Cats? | Taurine |
| Where Does Protein Digestion Occur? | In the jejunum and duodenum |
| What Happens To Proteins That Cannot Be Digested? | Proteins that cannot be digested also cannot be stored by the body, and so the body produces urea as a-by product. Urea is then excreted by the kidneys. |
| What Can Happen If An Animal Is Deficient In Protein? | -Catabolic state -Poor growth and immunity -Weight loss -Anorexia and anaemia -Poor coat condition -Muscle wastage -Oedema |
| What Is Biological Value (Protein)? | The percentage of absorbed protein that is retained by the body. The percentage is defined by how digestible and utilisable the protein is within the body. |
| What Are The Roles Of Fat In The Canine/Feline Diet? | -Energy source, extremely concentrated -Increases palatability of food -Aids transportation and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) -Provides essential fatty acids, also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids (EFAs) -Insulator |
| What Are The Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) In The Canine/Feline Diet? | Omega 3 fatty acids = alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) Omega 6 fatty acids = linoleic acid (LA) and arachidonic acid (AA) |
| Can Dogs/Cats Synthesise EFAs? | Dogs – can synthesise arachidonic acid from linoleic acid (not cats) Cats – need arachidonic acid in diet (obligate carnivores) |
| What Can Happen If An Animal Is Deficient In Fat? | -Impaired wound healing -Poor skin and coat condition -Poor immune function -Reduced reproductive function |
| What Is The Calculation For Normal Water Intake In Cats and Dogs and What Are The Calculations For Expected Loses? | -50ml/kg/day -Faeces 10-20ml/kg/day -Urine 20ml/kg/day -Respiration and sweating 20ml/kg/day |
| What Can Happen If An Animal Has An Excessive Water Intake? | -Overhydration -Electrolyte imbalance -Emesis |
| What Are Some Examples Of Macrominerals and Microminerals? | Macrominerals = calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium, potassium Microminerals = iron, zinc, copper, trace elements |
| What Are The Fat Soluble and Water Soluble Vitamins? | Fat soluble = A, D, E , K Water soluble = C and B vitamins |
| When Do Energy Requirements Increase In the Bitch and Queen And What Should Be Fed In Response? | Bitch = energy requirements increase during final third of gestation, feed puppy food and increase during weeks 5-6. Queen = energy requirements increase steadily throughout gestation, feed kitten food and increase from start of week 2. |
| How Does Puppy/Kitten Food Differ From Adult Complete Diets? | -Higher protein -Higher fat -Higher calcium -Energy dense |
| What Should Be Fed During A Bitch's/Queen's Lactation Period? | Same diet as pregnancy, bitch's energy requirements peak 3-5 weeks post partum (feed 2-4x as much), queen's energy requirements peak 3 weeks post partum (feed 2-3x as much). |
| What Must Be Considered In A Diet For A Large Breed Puppy? | -Avoid rapid growth/overloading of skeletal system causing skeletal malformities -Calcium: phosphorus ratio |
| What Is Included Nutritionally In Renal Diets? | -Protein only of a high biological value -Increased fat for palatability -Energy dense -Restricted phosphorus -Reduced sodium -Potassium supplementation -B complex vitamins |
| What Is Included Nutritionally In Cardiac Diets? | -Reduced sodium -Supplemented with taurine and L-carnitine -Reduced phosphorus -High quality protein (cardiac conditions often accompanied with other diseases (renal)) -Omega-3 fatty acids |
| What Is Included Nutritionally In Obesity Diets? | -Reduced energy density (reduction in fat content) -Increased, high quality protein -Increased fibre -Increased micronutrient content -L-carnitine supplementation |
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