nutrition

2. organic molecules composed of chains of amino acids
4. general ill health and malnutrition
6. metabolizable energy
7. the conversion of nutrients into living tissue
10. nutrients that the body can not synthesize and must be obtained in the diet
12. extremely thin with loss of muscle mass and no discernable fat
14. shortage, less than the normal or necessary amount
15. digestable energy
16. basal metabolic rate

1. amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1°C
3. an animal that consumes both plant and animal food sources
5. a fatty acid found in animal sources and essential in feline diets
8. organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio
9. unable to be broken down or dissolved
11. National Research Council
13. Association of American Feed Control Officials