Sentences with phrase «diet on a dry matter basis»

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A rule of thumb is that phosphate levels in food should be below 0.5 % on a dry matter basis, but I believe the only diets that are that low in phosphate are the so - called prescription diets, and they are too low in protein.

Recent data suggests that cats need a diet that is 40 — 45 % protein on a dry matter basis.

According to the Whole Dog Journal, a diet that contains less than 10 % fat on a dry matter basis is considered to be low fat — diets containing 10 % to 15 % fat are moderate fat.

A high quality diet with at least 25 - 30 % (dogs) and 40 - 50 % (cats) meat - based protein (on dry matter basis) is recommended.

Forty - nine dogs with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic intestinal disease (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, bacterial overgrowth, acute or chronic gastritis) were fed a diet containing a high concentration of fat (> 20 % on a dry matter basis)[12,13,15,17].

A specificity of those diets is their high fat content (> 17 % fat on a dry matter basis).

If your dog will not eat one of the commercial therapeutic diets, you will either need to home cook or find another diet that is appropriately low in fat (less than 7 percent fat on a dry matter basis).

Reading a diet label shows percentages on an «as fed» basis, so to compare diets, it is necessary to convert values to a dry matter basis through knowing the moisture content.

Further, the diet should be no more than 15 % fat on a dry matter basis (lower for more severely affected patients).

Pet food manufacturers solve this problem by adding powdered bone meal or calcium carbonate to their pet diets until they contain 1 to 1.2 % calcium on a dry - matter basis.

a Nutrient requirements are indicated on a dry - matter basis and are per kg of diet, not per kg of body weight of animal.

This means that if a diet listed itself as 25 % meat, it would really only be 6 % meat on a dry matter basis, which is exactly what you get when you dehydrate chicken into meal.

On a dry matter basis, the cat's natural diet can be estimated as 72 — 78 percent moisture content, with protein, fat, and carbohydrates on a dry matter basis as 63 percent protein, 23 percent fat, and 2.8 percent carbohydrateOn a dry matter basis, the cat's natural diet can be estimated as 72 — 78 percent moisture content, with protein, fat, and carbohydrates on a dry matter basis as 63 percent protein, 23 percent fat, and 2.8 percent carbohydrateon a dry matter basis as 63 percent protein, 23 percent fat, and 2.8 percent carbohydrates.

A high quality diet with at least 40 - 50 % (cats) meat - based protein (on a dry matter basis) is recommended.

A case report of three German Shepherd Dogs with EPI demonstrated that a diet with 19 percent fat (on a dry matter basis) was well tolerated and resulted in weight gain, decreased diarrhea, and an improved coat (the diet used hydrolyzed protein, which is processed in such a way as to render the proteins nearly hypoallergenic).

However, these diets are usually starch - based (often almost 60 percent carbohydrates on a dry matter basis); the digestive system of a dog is designed more for fats and protein than for starches, which may be why many EPI dog owners achieve better results by reserving prescription diets for short - term use and feeding other diets over the long haul.

Control dogs fed 1.1 % calcium and 0.9 % phosphorus (all on a dry matter basis) were fed ad libitum (n = 10) or in restricted amounts (n = 6); dogs fed high calcium (3.3 %) diets received either 0.9 % phosphorus (n = 6) or 3.0 % phosphorus (n = 6); dogs fed low calcium (0.55 %) diets received either 0.9 % phosphorus (n = 5 + 6) or 0.5 % phosphorus (n = 8).