This energy requirement increase is even more
significant during lactation and reaches its peak at approximately three weeks after delivery, when energy and food intake can be three to four times above maintenance.
Not exact matches
«Our results using an animal model suggest that a maternal high - fat diet
during pregnancy and
lactation could have
significant and lasting effects on the brain, behavior and cognition of rat pups,» said Dr. Tamashiro.
He does not comment on adult doses but I have never seen any evidence that adults require more fat - soluble vitamins or more essential fatty acids than children do, and in the case of essential fatty acids the cases is quite certainly the opposite, that their requirement is
significant for children but extremely low to the point of infinitesimal for the adult except in certain disease states,
during periods of growth (bodybuilding) or tissue repair (after injury or sickness) or
during pregnancy and
lactation.
History of safe traditional use No case reports of
significant adverse events with high probability of causality No
significant adverse events in clinical trials No identified concerns for use
during pregnancy or
lactation No innately toxic constituents Toxicity associated with excessive use is not a basis for exclusion from this class Minor or self - limiting side effects are not bases for exclusion from this class»
If a bitch loses
significant body condition
during lactation, the fat content of the diet should be increased to 20 % — 30 % fat (dry - matter basis), and she should be fed ad lib.
If the bitch loses
significant body condition
during lactation, the fat content of the diet should be increased to 20 - 30 % fat (dry - matter basis) and the bitch should be fed ad lib.
And mother dogs may produce up to two to three times their own weight in milk
during lactation, which requires
significant nutrients and energy.