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=== Complete Pet Food ===

=== Complete Pet Food ===

Pet foods providing all the nutrients in the amounts and proportions animals need are considered complete. Only complete pet foods are suitable for daily feeding without adding further food products except water.   

Pet foods providing all the nutrients in the amounts and proportions animals need are considered complete. Only complete pet foods are suitable for daily feeding without adding further food products except water.   

Nutritional standards for pet foods are provided by [[Regulation of the Pet Food Industry - Nutrition#USA|AAFCO in the United States]] and by FEDIAF<ref name="FEDIAF">'''FEDIAF (2014)''' Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs. Brussels: FEDIAF - European Pet Food Industry Federation </ref> [[Regulation of the Pet Food Industry - Nutrition#Europe|in Europe]]. Nutritional standards for pet foods already established or under development in countries outside the USA and Europe are largely based on AAFCO or FEDIAF recommendations.

Nutritional standards for pet foods are provided by [[Regulation of Pet Food in the USA|AAFCO in the United States]] and by FEDIAF<ref name="FEDIAF">'''FEDIAF (2014)''' Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs. Brussels: FEDIAF - European Pet Food Industry Federation </ref> [[Regulation of Pet Food in Europe|in Europe]]. Nutritional standards for pet foods already established or under development in countries outside the USA and Europe are largely based on AAFCO or FEDIAF recommendations.

=== Complementary Pet Food ===

=== Complementary Pet Food ===

Complementary pet foods are designed to be only a part of the diet and they do not meet the known nutritional requirements when fed alone. They must be used in combination with additional food types to fulfil daily requirements.

Complementary pet foods are designed to be only a part of the diet and they do not meet the known nutritional requirements when fed alone. They must be used in combination with additional food types to fulfil daily requirements.

=== Therapeutic Pet Food ===

=== Therapeutic/Dietetic Pet Food ===

Therapeutic pet foods are products with a specific nutritional profile intended for therapeutic purposes such as support of cardiac, renal or liver function. Due to the specific intended use and functionality, products have to comply with particular nutritional characteristics and requirements for their declaration. In Europe, the range of application is laid down in a specific regulation<ref name="Commission Regulation 5/2014">'''Commission Regulation (EU) No 5/2014''' of 6 January 2014 amending Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes OJ L 2/3</ref>. In other regions, products typically have to be individually registered by the manufacturer and approved by the local veterinary authorities before they can be put on the market.

Therapeutic pet foods are products with a specific nutritional profile intended for therapeutic purposes such as support of cardiac, kidney or liver function. Due to the specific intended use and functionality, products have to comply with particular nutritional characteristics and requirements for their declaration. In Europe, the range of application is laid down in a specific regulation<ref name="Commission Regulation 5/2014">'''Commission Regulation (EU) No 5/2014''' of 6 January 2014 amending Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes OJ L 2/3</ref>. In other regions, products typically have to be individually registered by the manufacturer and approved by the local veterinary authorities before they can be put on the market.

=== Medicated Feed ===

=== Medicated Feed ===

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[[Category:Types of Pet Food]]

[[Category:Types of Pet Food]]

[[Category:To Do - Nutrition]]

[[Category:To Do - Nutrition]]