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Compare And Contrast The Feeding Behaviors And Palatability In Cats

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Feeding behaviors and palatability in cats There are many things which can improve the palatability of food in cats including taste, texture, smell and whether it is wet or dry food. However, sweetening the food will not improve it due to cats becoming evolved to not be able to taste sugar in their diets over time. Also, giving them a high carbohydrate diet will make it less palatable due to them only needing 12% of it making up their diet, as well as causing differences in protein and energy intake. There are numerous factors that affect cat’s dietary intakes. One example is the phycological state of the cat which may need more of one nutrients than another to undergo growth, maintenance, and reproduction which is needed throughout the

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