Evaluating protein quality
Amino acid composition
Digestibility
Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS)
Used to determine %DV
Types of vegetarian diets
Semi-vegetarian
Usually includes fish, poultry; no red meat
Lacto-ovo vegetarian
Includes milk, eggs
Vegan
Plant foods only
Dietary recommendations
Choose a variety of foods
Choose whole, unrefined foods
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1. Wide Variety
BD lab Provides 5 Different Forms
-Avoids Boredom
-Continue Loosing Weight Without Getting Tired of Diet Food
-Differentiated from Single Food Diet
Depend upon the severity of deficiency, age
Early Signs
Reluctance to move, lameness, large painful joint
Progress Signs
Spontaneous fracture, compression fracture, curvature of the long bone, poor tooth development
Clinical signs
History (particulary diet history)
Blood work (Note : Ca & P concentrations are not necessarily altered)
Radiographs (often see wide cartilageous e