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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

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