Life Stages and Energy Requirements

1. The mineral involved in thyroid balance for cats and dogs.
2. The first milk a puppy or kitten receives.
5. An animal with a BCS 9/9 would be this.
6. All energy – energy lost in feces – Energy lost in urine and gases is _________ energy.
8. These factors are a mathematical “guesstimate” of how much energy is in a diet.
10. The 11th essential amino acid for cats.
13. Regulatory bodies have no standardized nutrient profiles available when it comes to this lifestage.
15. This life stage lasts between week 3 to week 8.
18. Racing sled dogs would do best on a diet that is high in this nutrient.
21. This nutrient is ESSENTIAL in the diet for the mother during lactation (when she is producing milk).
22. Another word for starving.
24. Four fat-soluble vitamins in alphabetical order.
25. Milk sugar.
27. Stage of life with the highest energy requirement.
28. The smallest unit of a carbohydrate.

1. The "first milk" a puppy or kitten receives is rich in protein, minerals, and _______________?
3. Essential fatty acid for cats.
4. This macronutrient provides 9 kcal/gram.
7. Dogs and cats should have a maximum of 10% of these in their diet per day.
9. Protein ______ indicates the diversity and content of different amino acids in a protein source.
11. 1000 calories.
12. The diets of racing greyhounds should have increased amounts of this nutrient due to their need of sudden bursts of speed.
14. Muscle mass loss in senior animals.
16. The energy needed to increase the temperature of one gram (1g) of water 1 degree.
17. The first lifestage in a cat or dog's life.
19. This molecule is the most important energy source for all organisms.
20. __________ energy is all potential the energy in a food.
21. _________ proteins contain all 20 essential amino acids.
23. The breakdown of protein is called _________.
26. The basic building block of protein.
27. __________ breed dogs reach adulthood at 24 months old.