ANSC 4560 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Pet Food, Royal Canin, Elimination Diet
19 Feb 2018
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Ansc 4560 quiz 3 (started at lecture 10 recording) The hardest part about processing is really putting it in context. Ultimately you think about combining the right ingredients with the right supplements, process it properly, and provide it to an animal in a way that we can either maximize their production, health or their longevity. In general, commercial dry dog foods have 44 different ingredients listed, highest was 91. Cat food is a little lower, see average of 31 ingredients, maximum being about 57. Takes a lot to balance a diet properly. Aafco doesn"t only just de ne what nutrient targets we should be having, but in us you can also not use ingredients for pet food unless they are approved and included in the aafco. To get an ingredient approved you have to petition the fda in the us, in canada we have the.
