ANSC 4650 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gastrointestinal Physiology, Gallbladder, Carnivora
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Overview of gastrointestinal physiology of dogs and cats. Overview of gastrointestinal physiology of dogs and cats 1. Review from physiology and fundamentals of nutrition 3. Comparison of small intestinal transit time 11. The order carnivora includes 260 species of placental animals. These animals range widely in size (25 g. - 5,000 lbs), from herbivores (giant panda), omnivore (dogs) to obligate carnivore (cat). Important clarification: dogs are omnivores and cats are obligate carnivores. *few things about dogs that suggest dogs are still obligate carnivores. **move to put more plant proteins, decreasing animal products, increasing soluble fibre, created right environment with genetics of dog. Beginning of digestion: 4 salivary glands, autonomic nervous control, function of saliva: Solubilize dry food: cats have very limited alpha amylase. Ansc*4560 pet nutrition: neither animals sweat, remove water from paws to cool themselves down, and also released through saliva and panting, cats under stress, dogs under exercise.
