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Nutrient Calculator
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Important! Please note that "ENTER key" does not work as Tab.
Move your cursor to another cell to enter the data.
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All ounces in this
calculator are measurements of weight, please do not confuse them with fluid
ounces.
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1. Create your recipe
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4. Make your cat food
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lWater
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Water
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cups
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Calcium / Phosphorus
Ratio
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Ca : P ratio =
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Ca:P ratio should be (1.0 - 1.3) : 1
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3. Add the supplement
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Alnutrin with Calcium (%)
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Alnutrin with Calcium
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Do not use this amount to make your cat food
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Use these
amounts to make your cat food
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Units
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Your Recipe
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AAFCO
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Balanced
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2. Read nutrient profile of the diet
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(DM) 1
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(DM) a
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Food information
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Energy density ME
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kcal / g
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~ 4
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Energy
density ME / g dry matter
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Protein
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%
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26.0
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Water content (%)
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Fat b
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%
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9.0
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Total
amount of food made (lb)
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Ash
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%
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No data
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Calorie
content per 1oz of food
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Total
carbohydrate
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No
data
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Dietary fiber
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%
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No
data
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Sugars
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%
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data
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Conversion Calculator
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Calcium
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%
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0.60
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Enter amount in lb
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grams
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Iron d
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mg / kg
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80.0
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Enter amount in cups
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grams
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Magnesium c
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%
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0.04
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Enter amount in oz
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grams
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Phosphorus
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%
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0.50
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Enter number of eggs
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oz
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Potassium
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%
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0.60
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1 tablespoon = 3
teaspoons
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Sodium
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%
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0.20
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Enter amount in grams
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lb
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Zinck
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mg / kg
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75.0
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Enter amount in grams
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cups
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Coppere
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mg / kg
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5.00
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Enter amount in grams
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Manganese
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mg / kg
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7.50
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Enter amount of whole
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eggs
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Selenium
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mg / kg
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0.10
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eggs in oz
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Vitamin C
(ascorbic acid)
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mg / kg
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data
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Thiamin h (vitamin B-1)
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mg / kg
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5.00
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Riboflavin
(vitamin B-2)
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mg / kg
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4.00
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Niacin (vitamin
B-3)
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mg / kg
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60.0
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Pantothenic
acid (vitamin B-5)
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mg / kg
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5.00
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Vitamin B-6
(pyridoxine)
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mg / kg
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4.00
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Folic acid
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mg / kg
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0.80
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Vitamin B-12
(cobalamin)
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mcg / kg
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20.0
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Vitamin AL
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IU / kg
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5000
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Vitamin E f (d-alpha tocopherol)
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IU / kg
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30.0
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Vitamin Dm,p
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IU / kg
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500
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Vitamin K g
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mg / kg
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0.10
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Linoleic acid
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%
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0.50
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Arachidonic acid
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0.02
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Tryptophan
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%
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0.16
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Threonine
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0.73
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Isoleucine
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0.52
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Leucine
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1.25
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Lysine
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0.83
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Methionine
& cystine
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1.10
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Methioninen
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%
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0.62
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Phenylalanine
& tyrosine
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0.88
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Phenylalanine
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0.42
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Valine
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0.62
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Arginine
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1.04
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Histidine
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0.31
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Choline J
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g/kg
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2.40
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Biotin i
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mg / kg
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0.07
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Total omega 3 fatty acids
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No
data
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Total omega 6 fatty acids
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%
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No
data
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Taurinep
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0.20
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Chloridep
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%
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0.30
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Iodinep
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mg / kg
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0.35
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Please go to the
Troubleshooting Guide to get more information.
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Your
recipe nutrient profile per dry matter (DM). Presumes an energy density of 4
kcal metabolizable
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energy
(ME) /g dry matter. Rations with energy densities greater then 4.5 kcal/g
will be corrected for
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energy density. Rations
with energy densities less then 4 kcal/g will not be corrected for energy
density.
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a
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AAFCO
nutrient profile: minimum nutrient allowances for adult cats per dry matter
(DM). Presumes an energy
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density of 4 kcal/g ME.
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b
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Although
a true requirement for fat has not been established, the minimum level was
based on
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recognition
of fat as a source of essential fatty acids, as a carrier of fat-soluble
vitamins, to enhance
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palatability, and to
supply an adequate caloric density.
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c
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If
the mean urine pH of cats fed free choice is not below 6.4, the risk of
struvite urolithiasis increases
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as the magnesium content
of the diet increases.
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d
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Because
of very poor bioavailability, iron from carbonate or oxide sources that are
added to the diet
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should not be considered
as components in meeting the minimum nutrient level.
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e
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Because
of very poor bioavailability, copper from oxide sources that are added to the
diet should
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not be considered as
components in meeting the minimum nutrient level.
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Add 10 IU vitamin E
above minimum level per gram of fish oil per kilogram of diet.
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Vitamin K does not need
to be added unless diet contains greater than 25 percent fish on a dry matter
basis.
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h
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Because
processing may destroy up to 90 percent of the thiamine in the diet,
allowance in formulation
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should be made to ensure
the minimum nutrient level is met after processing.
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Biotin
does not need to be added unless diet contains antimicrobial or antivitamin compounds.
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J
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Methionine may substitute choline as methyl donor
at a rate of 3.75 parts for 1 part choline by weight
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when methionine exceeds 0.62%.
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k
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Zinc - maximum level of
intake is 2 000 mg/kg DM.
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L
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Vitamin A - maximum
level of intake is 750 000 IU/kg DM.
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m
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Vitamin D - maximum
level of intake is 10 000 IU/kg DM.
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Methionine - maximum
level of intake is 1.5 % DM (please go to the Cat Food Formulator
Troubleshooting
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Guide to find out more).
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Due to lack of data all
these values come from supplement only (in reality might be higher).
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