Nutrient Requirements of Cats -- Copyright -- Preface -- SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAT NUTRITION -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nutrient Requirements -- ENERGY -- Energy Content of Diets and Ingredients -- Basis for Establishing Energy Requirements -- Requirements for Adult Maintenance -- Requirements for Growth -- Requirements for Gestation and Lactation -- Energy Allowances -- CARBOHYDRATES -- Digestibility -- FAT -- Analytical Procedures -- Digestibility -- Dietary Fat Concentration -- Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) -- Signs of Deficiency -- PROTEIN -- Nitrogen Requirements of Cats -- Arginine -- Histidine -- Isoleucine -- Leucine -- Lysine -- Methionine -- Phenylalanine -- Threonine -- Tryptophan -- Valine -- Amino Acid Availability from the Diet -- Amino Acid Interactions -- Taurine (Feline Central Retinal Degeneration) -- Requirements -- MINERALS -- Calcium and Phosphorus -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency and Imbalance -- Magnesium -- Requirements -- Potassium -- Requirements -- Sodium and Chloride -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Iron and Copper -- Requirements -- Iodine -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency or Toxicity -- Zinc -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency or Toxicity -- Manganese -- Requirements -- Cobalt -- Selenium -- Sulfur, Fluorine, Molybdenum, Tin, Silicon, Nickel, Vanadium, and Chromium -- EFFECT OF ACID-BASE BALANCE ON NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS -- VITAMINS -- Vitamin A -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Signs of Toxicity -- Vitamin D -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Sigs of Toxicity -- Vitamin E -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Vitamin K -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Thiamin -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Riboflavin -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Vitamin B6 -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Niacin -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency.

Pantothenic Acid -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Folacin -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Biotin -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Vitamin B12 -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Choline -- Requirements -- Signs of Deficiency -- Ascorbic Acid -- 3 Water -- 4 Formulated Diets for Cats -- DRY-TYPE CAT FOODS -- SEMIMOIST CAT FOODS -- CANNED CAT FOODS -- NUTRIENT CONTENT OF COMMERCIAL DIETS -- GUIDELINES FOR FORMULATING DIETS FROM NATURAL INGREDIENTS -- Protein Amino Acids -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- 5 Other Food Constituents -- FOOD ADDITIVES -- BENZOIC ACID AND RELATED COMPOUNDS -- COLOR -- SODIUM NITRITE -- PROPYLENE GLYCOL (1,2 PROPANEDIOL) -- OTHER FOOD ITEMS -- 6 Composition of Feeds -- METABOLIZABLE ENERGY (ME) -- NOMENCLATURE -- LOCATING NAMES IN THE TABLES -- Tables -- References -- Index.