VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

CAT FOOD NUTRIENT PROFILES

Nutrients	Units DM Basis	Growth and Reproduction Minimum	Adult Maintenance Minimum	Maximum
Crude Protein	%	30.0	26.0
Arginine	%	1.25	1.04
Histidine	%	0.31	0.31
lsoleucine	%	0.52	0.52
Leucine	%	1.25	1.25
Lysine	%	1.20	0.83
Methionine-cystine	%	1.10	1.10
Methionine	%	0.62	0.62	1.5
Phenylalanine-tyrosine	%	0.88	0.88
Phenylalanine	%	0.42	0.42
Threonine	%	0.73	0.73
Tryptohan	%	0.25	0.16
Valine	%	0.62	0.62
Crude Fat	%	9.0	9.0
Linoleic acid	%	0.5	0.5
Arachidonic acid	%	0.02	0.02
Minerals
Calcium	%	1.0	0.6
Phosphorus	%	0.8	0.5
Potassium	%	0.6	0.6
Sodium	%	0.2	0.2
Chloride	%	0.3	0.3
Magnesium	%	0.08	0.04
Iron	mg/kg	80	80
Copper (extruded)	mg/kg	15	5
Copper (canned)	mg/kg	5	5
Manganese	mg/kg	7.5	7.5
Zinc	mg/kg	75	75	2000
Iodine	mg.kg	0.35	0.35
Selenium	mg/kg	0.1	0.1
Vitamins and Others
Vitamin A	IU/kg	9000	5000	750000
Vitamin D	IU/kg	750	500	10000
Vitamin E	IU/kg	30	30
Vitamin K	mg.kg	0.1	.01
Thiamine	mg/kg	5.0	5.0
Riboflavin	mg/kg	4.0	4.0
Pantothenic acid	mg/kg	5.0	5.0
Niacin	mg/kg	60	60
Pyridoxine	mg/kg	4.0	4.0
Folic acid	mg/kg	0.8	0.8
Biotin	mg/kg	0.07	0.07
Vitamin B 12	mg/kg	0.02	0.02
Choline	mg/kg	2400	2400
Taurine (extruded)	%	0.10	0.10
Taurine (canned)	%	0.20	0.20