Breeding Nutrition.pdf - Royal Canin Canada
Breeding Nutrition.pdf - Royal Canin Canada
Breeding Nutrition.pdf - Royal Canin Canada
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• Carbohydrates<br />
<strong>Breeding</strong> <strong>Nutrition</strong><br />
– Low carbohydrate diets negatively influence survival<br />
of puppies (Romos, 1981)<br />
• Statistically significant increased numbers of stillbirths<br />
• Statistically significant increased neonatal mortality within<br />
first 3 days<br />
• This is attributed to the hypoglycemic state of the dam<br />
– Anorexia in the dam is also seen when fed low<br />
carbohydrate diets<br />
– Ketosis can result