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Your cat needs 0.5 lb of protein per day. You go to the pet store and have two cat food options: Cat food A has 55% protein and Cat food B has 15% protein. How much Cat food A and Cat Food B would you have to feed your cat, per day, to meet its protein requirements?

List and explain three characteristics of the database approach.

A feed sample weighted 20g before going into a 100C drying oven for 16h. After leaving the oven, the sample weighted 5g. Assuming that there were no volatile compounds, what is the DM% of this sample?

Database Schema.

In class we discussed 7 important nutritional management goals. Please list and briefly explain 3 of these nutritional management goals.

Remember to show your calculator and scratch paper before submitting your exam 🙂 

Explain four limitations of the proximate analysis.

List three by-products that are not protein supplements.

In the same digestion study from the previous question, the NDF concentration in the diet was 40% and the NDF concentration in the feces was 70%. What is the NDF digestibility in this diet?

How much organic matter is present in a sample that has 10% water and 10% ash in an “as fed” basis?