ANFS251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Flatulence, Chondroitin Sulfate, Tryptophan

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Animal and Food Sciences
• Course: ANFS251
• Professor: Griffiths Lesa

Document Summary

Read labels carefully to ensure the product had an. Usually made by grinding the dietary ingredients into small particles. After the addition of moisture, the kibbles are shaped and dried or baked. More economical, convenient, and better for the animal"s teeth. Can be fed ad libitum and leftover diet will not spoil immediately. Tend to have a lower digestibility than other forms. Tend to have lower digestibility than other forms. Preserved with the use of humectants (bind water to preserve pet food) May lead to the increase in dental caries. Expensive due to the greater amount of water content (as high as 78%) Diet listed with gravy or with sauce can have moisture content as high as 82% Some appear to contain substantial amounts of meat. Actually contain textured vegetable proteins colored with iron oxide. Useful to encourage an animal to eat when its appetite is suppressed. Found in the refrigerators or freezers of pet stores.