ANSC 4560- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 39 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Cats have higher energy requirement for protein for gluconeogenesis. High protein is the trend right now but no science to back it up. There are benefits in certain thing but generally not recommended (>20%) Must supply the 10 indispensable aa for dogs and cats in addition to supplying other. 20-22 commonly found in protein because there are trnas associated. Phe, his, ile, leu, lys, met, trp, val, arg, thr. Humans have 9, dogs and cats have 9 + arginine. Ala, asn, asp, cys, glu, gln, gly, pro, tyr, ser. All tissues contain proteins (muscle, bone, skin, hair, hooves and adipose tissue) Synthesize enzymes, blood constituents (e. g. albumin), hormones (lipoprotein based), metabolites (trp serotonin, glutamate gaba), energy. Extra aa will be broken down, n excreted and c skeleton used for energy. Use a variety of ingredient for protein sources. Meat is not the only source, dogs can be vegetarians. People think what"s marketed is the best for the dogs.
