With the needs of people's spiritual life, the number of pets is increasing day by day.
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Poodle (details)
1. Six basic nutrients for dogs
The six basic nutrients for dogs include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins and the indispensable water.
Categories | Main role |
Carbohydrates | The main source of energy required, accounting for 80% of the total energy |
Fat | Participate in the formation and repair of cells, well stored in the body and play a role in preventing cold and buffering |
Protein | The main source of body tissues and cells, which play a major role in catalysis and life-sustaining activities. Commonly referred to as dogs with slow growth and development, poor disease resistance, and infirmity are all related to the lack of important proteins. |
Minerals | It mainly includes calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, etc., although it occupies a small proportion in the body, it plays an indispensable role. For example, the growth of bones cannot lack calcium. |
vitamins | Low molecular weight compounds, most of which cannot be synthesized in the body and must be ingested from food |
Water | Water is the source of life and plays an important role in the transport and absorption of nutrients and the excretion of metabolites from the body |
When you buy a dog and bring it into a new environment, when you are increasingly deepening the concept of scientific dog raising, you want to change from feeding leftovers to feeding dog food, facing a wide variety of dog food on the market.
taxonomy | Categories | Main Items |
Moisture content | Dry, Semi-Dry, Moist Soft, Wet | Bag puffed dog food, canned food, etc. |
Producer differences | Industrialized commercial type and home-made type | Commodity puffed dog food, homemade dog food |
Canine Physiological Stages | Weaning, puppy, adult, Pregnancy, lactation, old age | Puppy weaning milk cake, adult dog food, etc. |
Dog Food Features and Uses | Maintain vegetative, growth and developmental, Health care and prescription | Intestinal prescription food, beauty dog food, diet dog food, etc. |
Dog types and uses vary | dog farm professional type, family pet type, Meat dog field type | Pregnant female dog food, German shepherd special food, growing dog food, etc. |
Scottish Sheepdog (details)
3. How to feed
1. Before choosing dog food, it is necessary to clarify the breed of the dog and its physiological stage. After selecting the dog food according to the conditions, follow the instructions on the dog food packaging bag to feed it.
2. For the commercial dry puffed dog food fed by most dog lovers, the moisture content is very low, generally about 10%. According to the pet dog's own condition and physiological needs, additional water should be given to increase its water intake.
3. Food that is too cold or too hot will cause the pet's own reaction.
4. Feeding dog food needs to be fixed, timed and quantitative.
Summary: Feeding dog food reasonably and scientifically is the premise to ensure a normal and healthy life for dogs!