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reason of its composition, is sufficient for a daily ration
only if used in combination with other pet foods.
See also FEDIAF explanation (see chapter IV)

Complete pet food Pet food which, by reason of its Regulation (EU) No 767/2009 on the placing on the market and use
composition, is sufficient for a daily ration. of feed (art. 3 (2.i)) adapted to pet food.

D

Daily ration The average total quantity of Regulation (EU) No 1831/2003 (art. 2 (2.f)).
feedingstuffs, calculated on a moisture content of
12%, required daily by an animal of a given species, FEDIAF Explanation
age category and yield, to satisfy all its needs.

The above-mentioned legal definition means the
average total quantity of a specific pet food that is
needed daily by a pet of a given species, age category
and life style or activity to satisfy all its energy and
nutrient requirements

Dietary indiscretion An adverse reaction resulting Guilford WG. Adverse reactions to foods: A gastrointestinal
from such behaviour as gluttony, pica, or ingestion of perspective Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 1994; 16 (8): 957-969.
various indigestible materials or garbage.

Digestible energy (DE) Is the gross energy less the McDonald P, Edwards RA, Greenhalgh JFD, et al. Digestible energy (DE).
gross energy of faeces resulting from the consumption In: Animal Nutrition. 7th Edition Pearson Education Ltd. Harlow,
of that pet food England. 2011: 257.

DM Dry Matter -

Dry pet food Pet food with a moisture content of Hygienische productie en handel Huisdiervoeders 1997.
less then 14%.

E

Extrusion The process by which feed materials are Adapted from: Hauck B, Rokey G, Smith O, et al. Extrusion cooking
transformed in a tube by a combination of moisture, systems. In: Feed Manufacturing Technology IV. McEllhiney edit.
pressure, heat, and mechanical shear, and which is American Feed Industry Association, Inc. 1994: 131-139.
widely used to produce dry pet food.

F

Food allergy Immune-mediated reaction caused Halliwell REW Comparative aspects of food intolerance Veterinary
by the ingestion of a food or food additive and Medicine 1992; 87: 893-899.
resulting in one or more of the clinical signs described
in ANNEX 5 “Adverse reactions to food”.

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