Growth
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Diets fed to growing animals should be specifically designed
to have a higher concentration of nutrients because young,
growing animals have nutritional requirements not just for
maintaining their current body mass, but also for making
new tissue. More fuel and nutrients must be consumed to
increase body mass by building bones, muscles, nerves, and
vessels. Yet, young animals have a volume limitation: despite
increased nutritional needs, young, growing animals have a
small gastrointestinal capacity when compared to adults, so
their diets must contain increased concentrations of nutrients.
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As there is now sufficient scientific evidence to substantiate a
further delineation of growth diets, the Growth life stage should
be further defined for large and giant breeds of dog verses small
and medium breeds.
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