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in both Cat Food Nutrient Profiles. The recommended copper concentration in canned
products for growth and reproduction was increased from 5.0 to 8.4 mg/kg DM to
match the 2006 NRC RA for gestation and lactation.
For iodine the 2007 FNES increased the recommended concentration in the
Growth and Reproduction Nutrient Profile to match the 2006 NRC RA and the
FEDIAF Guidelines. The recommended concentration of iodine for adult maintenance
was increased to match the amount recommended in the FEDIAF Guidelines rather
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than the 2006 NRC RA in consideration of the findings of Wedekind et al. The 2007
FNES also set a maximum for iodine content in cat foods based on the findings of
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Wedekind et al.
The 2007 FNES increased the recommended concentrations for selenium in the
Cat Food Nutrient Profiles from 0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg to match the recommendations of the
2006 NRC RA and the FEDIAF Guidelines. The 2007 FNES elected to delete the
maximum recommended amount of zinc from the Cat Food Nutrient Profiles noting
that the 2006 NRC indicated the safe upper limit of zinc for cats was > 600 mg/kg DM
for at least short periods of time and that the swine tolerance of 1000 mg/kg DM was
the greatest concentration for any tolerance for zinc listed in the 2005 Mineral
Tolerance of Animals. The FNES retained the recommended concentrations set by the
1990 FNES for all other minerals in the Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.

VITAMINS & OTHERS
The 2007 FNES decreased the recommended minimum concentrations for
vitamins A and D in the Cat Food Nutrient Profiles based on the 2006 NRC RA. The
2007 FNES increased the maximum concentration for vitamin D in the Cat Food
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Nutrient Profiles based on the work of Sih et al. and the SUL in the 2006 NRC.
The 2007 FNES increased the recommended concentration of vitamin E to more
closely coincide with the recommendations of the 2006 NRC and the FEDIAF
Guidelines. The recommended concentration of vitamin K in diets containing 25% or
more DM derived from fish was unchanged from previous values consistent with the
FEDIAF Guidelines.
Recommended concentrations of thiamine and pantothenic acid in the Cat Food
Nutrient Profiles were increased to match the 2006 NRC RA. The recommended
concentrations of the remaining water soluble vitamins and for taurine were unchanged
from the previous values, several being equal to or greater than the 2006 NRC RA
(riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, folic acid and taurine) with previous recommended
concentrations for biotin, vitamin B12 and choline being between the 2006 NRC AI
and RA.

REFERENCES
1 National Research Council. Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats.
Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2006.
2 National Research Council. Mineral Tolerance of Animals Second Revised
Edition, 2005. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2005.
3 Federation Europeenne de l’Industrie des Alimentis pour Animaux Familiers
F.E.D.I.A.F. Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for
Cats and Dogs, 2008.
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National Research Council. Nutrient Requirements of Dogs. Washington, DC:
National Academy Press, 1985.
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National Research Council. Nutrient Requirements of Cats. Washington, DC:
National Academy Press, 1986.
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Czarnecki-Maulden, GL and ER Skoch. Is the tryptophan requirement valid for
growing dogs fed canned food? FASEB J 15 (4): A266, 2001.