Could you expand on that protein:energy ratio you spoke of? What exactly is it? Is there an online source that talks about that, or lists it for various meats?
It is just the total amount of energy (calories) vs total amount of protein (in meat this can be determined fairly well by total Nitrogen). If there is not sufficient energy in the diet, amino acids are converted into energy, glucose and ketones. This process is inefficient and has various effects on hormonal regulation of growth (too low of an energy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> rotein ratio = reduced growth, too high = fat growth instead of lean). A lot of work has been done with this in production animals, pigs in particular, a lit search through Pub Med should provide a great deal of journal articles, some will be online.
It depends on the dog. My dog ate puppy/active food for almost the first three years of her life because she doesn't like adult food. She grew slowly and never ate very much, so it worked out well. This is not anything that I would recommend, it just worked for us. Most dogs I would recommend the owner switching if they are not sure if the dog is growing too fast, since they can always catch up later but can't reverse problems as easily <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .
"Dog breeding must always be done by a dog lover, it can not be a profession." -Max v Stephanitz
Lots of truth on here today. Yes,Jamer that is a dumb question and Yes, Chuck F. you are an idiot. Back up a minute and tll me what kind offood yo are feeding as far as te brand. I think that is the most important thing to consider. You need to email me personally because every reply to your post that I have read are from people who do not seem to know anythig about the canine diet and probably nothing of dog training eiter. Take them with a grin Of salt for your own good. And pleas, No more stupid questions on my site. :rolleyes:
Lots of truth on here today. Yes,Jamer that is a dumb question and Yes, Chuck F. you are an idiot. Back up a minute and tll me what kind offood yo are feeding as far as te brand. I think that is the most important thing to consider. You need to email me personally because every reply to your post that I have read are from people who do not seem to know anythig about the canine diet and probably nothing of dog training either. Take them with a grain Of salt for your own good. And please, No more stupid questions on my site. :rolleyes:
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