CCTP 3-3 Nutrition

The Association of Animal Feed Control Officials regulates the pet food industry by:

• Preventing misleading advertising.
• By including officials from all states in regulating the production, sale, distribution, and / or sale of animal feeds.
• Preventing adulteration and misbranding of pet food labels.
• Regulating the identification, labeling, and approval of pet food ingredients.

The United States Department of Agriculture regulates the pet food industry by:

• Preventing misleading advertising.
• By including officials from all states in regulating the production, sale, distribution, and / or sale of animal feeds.
• Preventing adulteration and misbranding of pet food labels
• Regulating the identification, labeling, and approval of pet food ingredients.

The Food and Drug Administration regulates the pet food industry by:

• Preventing misleading advertising.
• By including officials from all states in regulating the production, sale, distribution, and / or sale of animal feeds.
• Preventing adulteration and misbranding of pet food labels
• Regulating the identification, labeling, and approval of pet food ingredients.

The Federal Trade Commission regulates the pet food industry by:

• Preventing misleading advertising.
• By including officials from all states in regulating the production, sale, distribution, and / or sale of animal feeds.
• Preventing adulteration and misbranding of pet food labels
• Regulating the identification, labeling, and approval of pet food ingredients.

Animals do not need the protein itself, but the amino acids that the protein contains.

• true
• false

Dogs are capable of digesting plant protein sources easier than animal protein sources.

• true
• false

A(n) _____ nutrient is one that the dog cannot manufacture on its own, but must get it from food sources.

• Valuable
• Needed
• Essential
• Unnecessary

Dogs manufacture _____ out of 22 amino acids.

• 10
• 11
• 20
• 21

Cats cannot manufacture the amino acid _____ but dogs can, so it must be added to the cat food. This is why dogs can eat cat food, but cats cannot eat dog food.

• Lysine
• Taurine
• Arginine
• Valine

Biological value is a measure of a protein's…

• Ability to be used by the body
• Availability
• Amount of protein in the protein source
• Quality and quantity