QUESTIONS

1. Define nutrition.
2. What is meant by a nutrient?
3. What is meant by an essential nutrient?
4. What is meant by the energy content of a food?
5. Why are fats the most efficient fuel for metabolism?
6. What may result if energy intake is in excess of energy expenditure over a long period of time?
7. What may result if energy intake is inadequate?
8. Define gross energy.
9. Define digestible energy.
10. Define metabolisable energy.
11. What is meant by the basal metabolic rate?
12. What factors may affect the basal metabolic rate (BMR)?
13. Define thermogenesis.
14. List physiological states that would increase the energy requirements of a healthy adult cat or dog.
15. State how the energy requirements of a healthy, moderately active adult dog would be calculated.
16. State how the energy requirements of a healthy, moderately active adult cat would be calculated.
17. A lactating queen or bitch requires increased energy. State how this is calculated.
18. Why are nutrient requirements usually expressed in terms of the maintenance energy (ME) concentration?
19. Why are the estimated energy requirements of dogs calculated in a different method than those of other species?
20. What is meant by the biologic value of a food?