water intake may reach 5 times the DM intake TERM 5 Decrease Water intake may result from: DEFINITION 5 1. water being too hot or cold2. poor availability3. poor quality TERM 6 when considering protein for dogs and cats, what are the two major considerations: DEFINITION 6 1. completeness...
Some of the best senior diets are also available in special ‘light’ versions, such as Hills Senior Light, for dogs that are especially prone to weight gain. Older dogs are less active, so need a lower calorie intake Older cats have difficulty maintaining their weight, good levels of protei...
Processed meat included red processed (ham, bacon, sausage, hot dog, and cold cuts) and white processed (turkey sausages and hot dogs, and poultry cold cuts). Vitamins from the diet were estimated by linking food codes from the United States Department of Agriculture’s 1994 to 1996 ...
Diet Supplement in Animals: Young laboratory animals, including dogs, consistently increased weight at a greater rate over controls where MSM was included in their water and/or food. This was observed at both low and high dosage levels. An explanation for this is that any minor allergic response...
Interestingly, only small laboratory rodents are fed free-choice or ad libitum (AL), while other laboratory animals, especially monogastric species (rabbits, pigs, dogs, primates, etc.) are fed controlled amounts of food to prevent the numerous co-morbidities of diabetes and obesity, and other...
thermogenesis. Specifically, yohimbine has been shown to stimulate lipid mobilization in normal weight[17] and obese[18] individuals. Further, an animal study demonstrated that yohimbine administration increased energy expenditure in dogs, suggesting this agent as a mediator for increased thermogenesis[19...
Processed meat included red processed (ham, bacon, sausage, hot dog, and cold cuts) and white processed (turkey sausages and hot dogs, and poultry cold cuts). Vitamins from the diet were estimated by linking food codes from the United States Department of Agriculture's 1994 to 1996 ...
Canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD) is becoming increasingly recognized in veterinary medicine, as dogs live longer and with CCD being highly prevalent among the elderly dog population. Various studies have shown that diet and dietary supplementation can positively influence the clinical signs of CCD, es...
Older conventional culture-based studies on mink revealed that the colon consists of equal counts of aerobic and anaerobic bacterial species [21]. Spirulina platensis (Spirulina) is a cyanobacterium widely used as a nutritional supplement due to its antibacterial, antioxidant, antivirus, anti-...
Whilst the evidence for scFOS supporting immune health is limited in companion animals, feeding scFOS to beagle dogs during gestation resulted in higher maternal milk IG levels [19]. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are also naturally derived prebiotics; these are non-digestible sugar oligomers and ...