JPH0484863A - Pet food for dog and cat and feeding thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the subject pet food for dogs and cats useful for improving the health condition of a pet by controlling water content and limiting the content of digestible crude protein and metabolizable energy to <= the nutritive standard of a comprehensive nourishing food for a pet. CONSTITUTION:Wheat, fish powder, animal meat, soybean oil cake, table salt, minerals, vitamins, etc., are blended to produce the objective pet food having <=35wt.% water content and a content of digestible crude protein and a metabolizable energy content respectively limited to <= the nutritive standard of a comprehensive nourishing food for a pet. In addition, specifically, the content of digestible crude protein and the metabolizable energy content are limited preferably to 6-13wt.% (on dry material base) and 2-2.8kcal/g (on dry material base) respectively. In feeding the pet food to a pet, this pet food is fed in a form of a pet food prepared by mixing a general pet food having >=60wt.% water content therewith, excellent in palatability and having an excellent nutritive balance.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is intended to provide a nutritionally low-protein, low-energy diet, and is intended to be used in widely popular whole-meat canned pet foods and home-use foods. The present invention relates to a pet food for dogs and cats that provides a nutritionally balanced diet by mixing it with a diet mainly consisting of animal protein given by

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, pet food for dogs and cats, such as dry pet food, which is a nutritionally balanced comprehensive nutritional food, has been widely used. However, although these pet foods, which are comprehensive nutritional foods, are nutritionally good for pet owners, they are not very palatable. I have a deep-rooted allergy that feels like something is in there, so it's hard to say that I'm necessarily happy with it.

For this reason, canned food for pets has recently become more popular, but most of the canned goods that are widely used for dogs and cats are so-called whole-meat canned foods, which mainly contain meat and fish. It is a high-protein, high-energy food with low dietary fiber and carbohydrate content, and is often lacking in minerals such as calcium and phosphorus and vitamins, so it is considered a comprehensive nutritional food for pet animals. is not well balanced.

However, since dogs and cats are carnivores, many owners believe that feeding them meat and fish is sufficient, and many people also assume that canned whole-meat food is a comprehensive nutritional food. There are quite a few pet owners who believe that their pets are too biased toward gourmet food such as meat, but if you feed them this kind of all-meat canned pet food as their main diet, you will be able to satisfy their pet's palatability. However, there is almost no way to stably and easily correct the nutritional status of pets, and the nutritional status of pets investigated by the present inventors is based on a so-called comprehensive nutritional diet. In many cases, the hooks are far apart. Furthermore, when it comes to home-cooked meals, less than 10% of dogs and cats are fed nutritionally balanced meals.

In recent years, the desires of pet breeders and owners have become more diverse, and there is a strong tendency to truly desire the health and longevity of their pets. The fact is that until now there has not been a pet food suitable for correcting or educating people. For this reason, pets such as dogs and cats that should originally be fed nutritionally balanced meals and foods,
For various reasons, people are forced to eat inappropriate meals. Additionally, in the case of canned pet foods, there are difficulties such as a lack of proper understanding of the original usage of the pet food, resulting in unpopularity of these pet foods and limitations in the scope and use of these pet foods. It is also meant to be connected.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The present invention improves the current situation with the above-mentioned difficulties, and provides a nutritionally balanced pet food to owners of pet animals, especially dogs and cats, while taking advantage of the good palatability of high-protein foods such as canned foods. By providing this, it is possible to easily and stably improve the health condition of pets.

[Means for solving problems]

In view of this situation, the inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive research to solve these problems, and as a result, have developed a pet food for dogs and cats that has limited digestible crude protein and metabolic energy. Although it is biased toward protein and high-fat foods, if used in conjunction with highly palatable whole-meat canned pet food or general meat, it will be satisfying for dog and cat owners, and will also provide nutritional benefits for dogs and cats. However, the present invention was completed based on the knowledge that the present invention can be achieved satisfactorily.

That is, the present invention provides pet food with a moisture content of 35% by weight or less, with digestible crude protein of 6 to 13% by weight (dry matter equivalent) and metabolic energy of 2.0 to 2.8 kcal/g.
This dog food is characterized by containing only 10 to 20% by weight of digestible crude protein (on a dry matter basis).
(dry matter equivalent), metabolic energy 2. 2-3. 0kc
A pet food for dogs and cats with a moisture content of 35% by weight or less, which limits digestible crude protein and metabolic energy to below the above-mentioned levels. This is a method for feeding pet food, which is characterized in that the pet food is mixed with pet food having a water content of 60% by weight or more.

Digestible crude protein in the nutritional condition used in the present invention refers to digestible crude protein in pet food for dogs and cats, and its digestibility differs depending on each raw material and the type of animal. Metabolic energy is the energy obtained by subtracting the energy of feces, urine, etc. from the total energy of ingested pet food, and maintaining a nitrogen balance.

The nutritional standards for pet foods, which are commercially available Nohet comprehensive nutritional foods, are, for example, for dog food, crude protein should be at least 22% by weight on a dry matter basis, and for cat food, it should be 28% by weight.
Although there is no clear standard for metabolic energy, the level of commercially available dog food is approximately 3.
6 kcal/g, approximately 3.9 kcal/g for cat food
It is about kcal/g.

The present invention limits the digestible crude protein and metabolizable energy content of pet food with a water content of 35% by weight or less to below the nutritional level of a comprehensive nutritional food for pets, and the limited proportions are mixed and used when feeding. It varies depending on the pet food with a moisture content of 60% or more by weight, but at least about 20% by weight.
It is desirable to limit the amount by about %. For example, in the case of dog food, the content of digestible crude protein is 6-13% (dry weight) and the metabolic energy is 2.5% by weight. 0-2. 8kcal/g
(in terms of dry matter), cat food has a dry matter equivalent of 10 to 20% by weight (dry matter equivalent), and metabolizable energy of 2.
2-3. Limit to 0kcal/g (dry matter equivalent).

In dog food and cat food, if the above-mentioned digestible crude protein and metabolizable energy are below the range and mixed with whole meat type canned food at a ratio of 1=1 (volume ratio), the growth of dogs and cats will be poor, and it will not be possible. If the digested crude protein and metabolic energy are set above the above range and mixed with whole meat type canned food, the stool quality will be unstable, diarrhea will easily occur, and the stool will have an odor and will be difficult to clean up afterward.
In the pet food of the present invention, it is preferable that the digestible crude protein and metabolic energy be kept within the above ranges.

In limiting digestible crude protein and metabolic energy in the present invention, there are no particular restrictions on the raw materials used, such as grains such as corn, milo, wheat, and barley, and processed products thereof; defatted rice bran, bran, etc. Vegetable oil cakes such as soybean oil cake and agricultural by-products: Fish meal, meat-and-bone meal, meat meal, chicken, livestock meat, and their internal organs or by-products: Shoulder meat of fish such as tuna and bonito; Cheese, butter, milk powder, eggs, etc. Dairy and egg products: Animal and vegetable oils and fats: Coloring agents: Vitamins: Minerals: Others, etc., and by combining any raw materials at will, the formulation can be designed to meet the prescribed nutritional conditions. It is desirable to select raw materials and blending ratios in consideration of the use of the product in combination with whole meat type canned pet food and its usage ratio.

In addition, the pet food for dogs and cats of the present invention is not a comprehensive nutritional food for pets, but is a base pet food to be mixed with side foods, but it not only limits digestible crude protein and metabolic energy. It is desirable to increase the dietary fiber content and fortify vitamins and minerals.

As for the fiber content, the level of general nutritional food for pets on the market is usually about 5% or less, so it is desirable to fortify it to about 6% by weight or more, and the vitamins and minerals also vary depending on the type. It is desirable to fortify the food to about twice the level of a pet's comprehensive nutritional food. In order to limit metabolic energy and digestible crude protein and strengthen fiber content,
Raw materials with a high fiber content such as bran, gluten feed, rice bran, dried okara, and grasses, and if necessary, refined raw materials such as cellulose powder, or minerals such as calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, zeolite, and sepiolite. In addition to vitamins and minerals as nutritional fortifiers, natural raw materials such as yeast, liver, and oyster shell powder that contain high amounts of specific nutritional components are also selected.

In the present invention, pet food with a water content of 35% by weight or less refers to dry pet food with a water content of about 15% by weight or less, and water content of 20 to 30% by weight.
A pet food called soft moist type,
It is a semi-moist type pet food containing raw meat, shoulder meat, internal organs, etc. with a moisture content of 20 to 35% by weight.The manufacturing method for this is the extruder, puff, etc. used in the regular pet food manufacturing process. It may be manufactured by heat processing and extrusion using a machine, flake molding machine, or the like.

In addition, according to the present invention, a pet food for dogs and cats with a water content of 35% by weight or less and a water content of 60% by weight or more, with digestible crude protein and metabolizable energy content limited to below the level of a comprehensive nutritional food for pets. Feed by mixing with bed food.

The nutritional level of all-meat type pet food such as commercially canned food is as follows:
For example, most dog foods contain crude protein at about 50% by weight (on a dry matter basis), and most cat foods contain about 60% by weight. In addition, the metabolizable energy content is often proportionately high, and when fed in combination with the digestible crude protein of the present invention and pet food for dogs and cats that limit metabolic energy, it provides an extremely well-balanced food for dogs and cats. It becomes food.

Pet food for dogs and cats of the present invention and water content of 60% by weight
When feeding a mixture of the above bed feeds, the mixing ratio can be arbitrarily selected depending on the type and growth rate of the dog or cat. For example, it may be fed at a volume ratio of 1:1. If you change the ratio, you can make a 1:2 ratio and give a mixed feed.

〔Example〕

EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Example 1 After mixing and pulverizing the raw materials of the invention group shown in Table 1, steam and water were added to the mixture to make the moisture content about 28%, and the mixture was fed into a heated and pressurized extruder and mixed well under high temperature and high pressure. After rapidly extruding through a die, the dog food was cut into a certain length using a special high-speed cutter, and then sent to a hot air dryer to obtain the dog food of the present invention.

Next, a control dog food was obtained by molding and processing using the same manufacturing method as above, except that raw materials with the composition of the control group in Table 1 were used, and after drying, 4 parts of beef tallow was sprayed on the surface and absorbed. Ta.

Below are the margins: Table 1 Table 2 The component values of the dog food of the present invention and the control dog food obtained as described above, as well as the digestible crude protein and metabolic energy measured using dogs, are as shown in Table 2. .

Next, the dog food of the present invention obtained as described above and a commercially available all-meat type canned dog were mixed at a volume ratio of 1:1. As a result, there was no nutritional difference between the nutritional components of the meal prepared by mixing the pet food of the present invention and the canned food compared to the control dog food.

Furthermore, regarding the dog food of the present invention mixed with canned dog food and the control dog food, 1 male beagle puppy was tested.
0 animals were fed to two groups, and their palatability was observed and their growth was compared. When dividing the animals into groups, consideration was given to equal weight, and feeding was provided ad libitum. Drinking water was provided ad libitum.

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3: Groups fed a mixture of the dog food of the present invention and canned whole meat type showed growth comparable to that of the so-called comprehensive nutritional food type dry food as a control, and its palatability was extremely good. It was observed that

Example 2 After mixing and pulverizing the raw materials of the invention section shown in Table 4, steam and water were added to the mixture to make the moisture content about 29%, and the mixture was fed into a heated and pressurized extruder and mixed well under high temperature and high pressure. After rapidly extruding through the pores of the die, the cat food was cut into a certain length using a special high-speed cutting machine, and the cat food was sent to a hot air dryer to obtain the cat food of the present invention.

Next, a control cat food was obtained by molding and processing using the same manufacturing method as above except for using the raw materials with the composition of the control group in Table 4, and after drying, 7 parts of beef tallow was sprayed on the surface and absorbed. Ta.

The following margins are Table 4 Table 5 The component values of the cat food of the present invention and the control cat food obtained as described above, as well as the digestible crude protein and metabolic energy measured using cats, are as shown in Table 5. there were.

Next, the cat food of the present invention obtained as described above and commercially available fish flake type canned food for cats were mixed in a volume ratio of 1=
1 was mixed. As a result, the nutritional components of the meal prepared by mixing the cat food of the present invention and canned food were no different nutritionally from that of the control cat food.

Furthermore, two groups of 10 male Japanese cat kittens were fed a mixture of the cat food of the present invention with fish flake type canned cat food and a control cat food, and their palatability was observed and their growth was monitored. compared. As a result, the group fed the cat food of the present invention mixed with the canned fish flake type cat food showed growth comparable to that of the so-called comprehensive nutritional food type dry cat food. It was also recognized that it had good palatability.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention provides a pet food that limits digestible crude protein and metabolic energy compared to the nutritional level of a comprehensive nutritional food for pets, and a pet food that contains a mixture of this pet food and a pet food with a water content of 60% by weight or more. By providing a method for feeding dogs and cats, it is possible to easily and stably feed highly palatable and nutritionally balanced meals to pet animals. Owners who consider themselves as part of the family can feed the dog and cat pet food of the present invention with various side foods and side dishes, such as whole-meat canned pet food or homemade meals, in any amount, so that they can feed their pet animal in any amount. This has the effect of diversifying the menu.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A pet food with a water content of 35% by weight or less, which is characterized in that its digestible crude protein and metabolizable energy contents are limited to below the nutritional level of a comprehensive nutritional food for pets. (2) Digestible crude protein content: 6.0-13.0% by weight (dry matter equivalent), metabolic energy content: 2.0-2.8kc
The pet food for dogs according to claim 1, which is a dog food with a limited al/g (dry matter equivalent). (3) 10.0-20.0% by weight of digestible crude protein (
(dry matter equivalent), metabolic energy content 2.2-3.0k
The pet food for cats according to claim 1, which is a cat food limited to cal/g (dry matter equivalent). (4) Pet food for dogs and cats with a water content of 35% by weight or less and a water content of 60% by weight or more with digestible crude protein and metabolizable energy content limited to below the nutritional level of a comprehensive nutritional food for pets. A method for feeding pet food, characterized by feeding the pet food in a mixture with pet food.