Dog nutrition - protein
Protein dogs are basic life activities, or "dry" weight half are outside the body in addition to moisture content of most substances. The body's various tissues and organs involved in metabolism of a variety of enzymes, and antibodies are proteins composed. Injury in the body, a greater demand for protein to repair cells and organs.
Constitute the basic material of protein are amino acids. In food by the digestion of proteins and amino acids into the body can be absorbed and used. Amino acids can be divided into essential amino acids and non-essential amino acids. Essential amino acids refers to dogs can not produce or produce their own lack of amino acids, must be learned from food. Non-essential amino acid is one that can be converted from other amino acids from. In nutritional deficiencies, the non-essential amino acids to the synthesis of amino acids must be consumed. So in the configuration of food, we should pay attention to nutrition with not only the number of passers-by.
Protein deficiency will lead to in vivo protein metabolism in dogs loss of balance, causing loss of appetite, weight loss, slow growth, lower protein content of blood, so that lower immunity. Decline in semen quality of the public and dogs, to reduce the quantity of sperm. Bitch abnormal estrus, not conception, even if the pregnancy, the fetus often happen due to dysplasia and stillbirth or teratogenic. However, feeding excess protein will not only lead to waste, can also lead to metabolic disorders, heart, liver, digestive tract, central nervous system dysfunction, sexual function decline in severe acidosis happen. Under normal circumstances, adult dogs per day per kg body weight about 48 grams of protein, while the growth and development period of about 9.6 grams of puppies.
