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Protein in pet nutrition (Part 4 of 4) Last, but not least, amino acid availability must be considered when the quality of protein is assessed. What is amino acid availability? Amino acid availability depends on the integrity of the chemical structure of an amino acid. If the chemical structure of an amino acid changes forContinue reading “How good is the protein in your pet’s food? Amino acid availability as a measure of quality.”

Protein in pet nutrition (Part 3 of 4) Another measure for assessing dietary protein for pets is protein digestibility. Your pet’s body must break proteins down into amino acids in his/her digestive tract.  Your pet will then absorb those amino acids across the wall of its intestine and into its blood.  Thus, if a proteinContinue reading “How good is the protein in your pet’s food? Protein digestibility as a measure of quality.”