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Animal Nutrition
The Role of Lipids in Animal Nutrition
Saturday, December 5th, 2009Lipids are any one of a group of fats or fatlike substances, characterized by their insolubility in water and solubility in fat solvents such as alcohol, ether, and chloroform. . The term is descriptive rather than a chemical name such as a protein or carbohydrate. It includes true fats (esters of fatty acids and glycerol); [...]
Proteins the Basic Structural and Functional Material of the Body
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Proteins are the largest molecules in the body. Some scientists say that the main function of the cell is to produce proteins. Proteins make up 10-30% of the cells mass and can either be functional or structural molecules. Proteins are a class of complex nitrogenous compounds that are synthesized by all living organisms and yield [...]
Enzymes and Catalysts, Essential for Animal Health
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Enzymes are chemically specific in the body and as we have seen in the last blog are made up of a protein part and a cofactor or coenzyme. Enzymes are named for the type of reaction they catalyze. Hydrolases add water during the hydrolytic reactions and oxidases add oxygen. When we see the suffix -ase [...]
Carbohydrates-The Fuel Source
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Carbohydrates or watered carbons are the fuel source that provides the body with ATP ( Adenosine Triphosphate). Every cell in the body uses ATP to provide power for the bodies metabolic activities. In the cell the mitochondrion breaks down glucose molecules and transforms the energy that is stored in glucose into ATP. The energy that [...]
Strategies For Increasing Water Intake In Cats And Dogs
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009In the last blog we talked about the importance of water in the animals diet and what the qualities of water are. There are many conflicting statements about how much water and animal should get. The same holds true with human water consumption requirements. Some experts talk about requirements based on animal weight and a [...]
Water, The Universal Solvent
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Water is essential for life. Approximately two thirds of the body is water and two thirds of the earth is covered by water. H2O is a polar molecule that has many important biological characteristics. Water has high heat capacity, it absorbs and releases large amounts of heat before changing temperature itself. As part of blood, [...]
Companion Animal Nutrition Overview
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009The beginning blogs on this subject will slowly lay a foundation of general scientific knowledge about the physiology, anatomy, pathology and nutritional requirements for animal health so that caretakers can make knowledgeable decisions about maintaining the health of their companion animals. There is a lot of conflicting information on the internet about the health requirement [...]
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