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Small Animal and Exotic Nutrition
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Nutritional Terminology
• Nutrition– Process of animals receiving a proper and
balanced food and water ration so it can:• Grow• Maintain • Reproduce • Perform
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Nutritional Terminology
• Nutrient– Substance or part of feedstuff that is
necessary for an organism to live and grow– Also known as a single group of foods of the
same general chemical composition
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6 Basic Nutrients
• Water• Proteins• Carbohydrates• Fats and Oils• Vitamins • Minerals
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6 Basic Nutrients
• Water– Most important nutrient– Makes up 55-65% of the animal’s body
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• Water– Functions:
• Dissolves and transports nutrients
• Aids in digestion• Carries waste from the
body• Regulates body
temperature• Supports respiration
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• Water– Deficiency Symptoms:
• Slow growth• Overheating• Decreased body functions
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6 Basic Nutrients
• Proteins– Complex nutrients composed of carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen• Animal• Plant
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• Proteins– Functions:
• Develop and repair body organs and tissues– Muscles, nerves, skin, hair/fur and feathers
• Reproduction– Fetal development– DNA Transmission
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• Proteins– Deficiency Symptoms:
• Slow growth• Decreased organ and tissue repair• Anorexia• Anemia• Low birth weight• Low milk production
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6 Basic Nutrients
• Carbohydrates– Complex nutrients made up of chemical
elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen• Sugars• Starches• Fiber
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• Carbohydrates– Functions:
• Covert into energy• Support body functions• Store fat• Produce heat
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6 Basic Nutrients
• Carbohydrates– Deficiency Symptoms:
• Slow growth• Lack of energy• Decreased body functions• Loss of body heat
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6 Basic Nutrients
• Fats and Oils– Contain the same chemical elements of
carbon, hydrogen and oxygen as carbohydrates but in different combinations
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• Fats and Oils– Functions:
• Provide energy– 2.25 times more energy than equal amounts of carbs
and proteins• Transports fat-soluble vitamins• Provides essential fatty acids
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• Fats and Oils– Deficiency Symptoms:
• Slow growth• Lack of energy• Decreased absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
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6 Basic Nutrients
• Vitamins– Organic substances designated by the letters:
• A, B, C, D, E and K– Needed in very small amounts
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• Vitamins– Functions:
• Maintain body biochemical reactions• Regulate:
– Digestion– Absorption– Metabolism
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• Vitamins– Deficiency Symptoms:
• Slow growth• Decreased body functions
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• Minerals– Inorganic substances divided into two groups:
• Macro minerals– 7 major minerals needed in largest quantity
• Micro minerals– 9 trace minerals that are only needed in small amounts
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• Minerals– Functions:
• Build bones and teeth• Produce enzymes and hormones
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• Minerals– Deficiency Symptoms:
• Slow growth• Decreased reproduction• Decreased milk production• Decreased product production:
– Meat– Milk– Eggs– Wool
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Feeding Program Terminology
• Diet– Feed and water that an
animal receives• Amount and type based
on:– What the animal needs at
time– Type and quantity of
nutrients contained in feed
– Must be palatable• Diet is digestible and
appeals to the animal
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Feeding Program Terminology
• Feed Classification– Roughages or Forages
• Made up of leaves and the plants tender stems
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Feeding Program Terminology
• Feed Classification– Concentrates
• High energy– Corn, wheat, sorghum, barley, rye, and oats
• High protein– Soybean oil meal, cottonseed oil meal and sunflower
meals
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Feeding Program Terminology
• Feed Classification– Supplements
• Contains a specific nutrient– Vitamins and Minerals
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Feeding Program Terminology
• Ration– Feed that contains the right amount and
proportion of nutrients for the animal• Growth• Maintenance• Work and Activity• Reproduction• Lactation
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Feeding Program Terminology
• Ration– Growth
• High in energy and protein – Increases the animal’s body size
– Maintenance• High in carbohydrates and fats
– Keep animal constant with no gain or loss of weight
– Work and Activity• Increased carbohydrates and fats
– Extra energy needed to perform
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Feeding Program Terminology
• Ration– Reproduction
• Largest amount of protein, minerals, and vitamins of any ration
– Improve conception rates and breeding ability for males and females
– Important for producing live, healthy offspring that have a good birth weight
– Lactation• High in protein, calcium, and phosphorus
– Same nutrients contained in the milk
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Specific Diets
• Dogs– Adults
• Commercial feed best– Puppies
• Need higher protein than adult dogs– Food intake is regulated by activity
• Cats– Need twice as much protein as dogs– 10% of their diet should be fat
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Specific Diets
• Rabbits– Commercial pelleted feed best– Avoid too much leafy green vegetables
• Gerbils– Commercial feed– Need little green food in diet
• Rats– Can have dog food substituted
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Specific Diets
• Ferrets– Can eat high quality cat food
• Mice– Will not overeat
• Guinea Pigs– Need solid food to dull their teeth – Vitamin C
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Specific Diets
• Snakes– Mice– Can eat canned dog/cat food
• Turtles– Pieces of liver– Strawberries and other fruits
• Amphibians– Earthworms and insects
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Specific Diets
• Lizards– Insects
• Birds– Most birds prefer a diet of seeds
• Cereal and oil seeds– Fruit and nectar birds
• Oranges, grapes and apple slices
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Specific Diets
• Fish– Diet is affected by water temperature, kind of fish and
life stage• Eat more when the water temperature is higher
– Variety of foods • Prevent boredom
– Larger fish• Shrimp, krill, and plankton
– Smaller fish• Flakes
– Feed amount they can eat in a few minutes to avoid contaminating water