nitrogenous wastes may be produced as a result of the metabolism of protein.
nitrogenous wastes may be produced as a result of the metabolism of protein.
nitrogenous wastes may be produced as a result of the metabolism of?
protein
therapeutic diets with low protein have been adopted by a number of big pet food manufacturers with the goal of supporting renal health for cats with chronic kidney disease (ckd). chronic kidney disease or ckd is a highly prevalent condition in the feline population and is most common in the aging and older domesticated feline. it has been shown that the lifespan of cats experiencing ckd can be extended by as much as 2 years when receiving therapeutic diets rather than regular maintenance diets. the normal functions of the kidneys are to control a normal fluid balance and to excrete waste products from the blood into the urine. one of the biggest concerns associated to ckd is to reduce the amount of stress put on the kidneys to process and excrete nitrogenous wastes from the body. low protein diets are a good choice for cats experiencing ckd as it lowers the amount of nitrogenous waste in the body helping to decease the strain put on the kidneys. nitrogenous wastes are produced by the body when amino acids obtained from the digestion of protein are metabolized to make energy. the exact level of protein that is needed for therapeutic ckd diets is unclear, as sufficient protein in needed for maintenance while still offering a lower nitrogen level for the kidneys.
cat food
horseshoe crabs convert nitrogenous wastes to ammonia and dump it via their gills, and excrete other wastes as feces via the anus. they also have nephridia ("little kidneys"), which extract other wastes for excretion as urine. ammonia is so toxic that it must be diluted rapidly with large quantities of water. most terrestrial chelicerates cannot afford to use so much water and therefore convert nitrogenous wastes to other chemicals, which they excrete as dry matter. extraction is by various combinations of nephridia and malpighian tubules. the tubules filter wastes out of the blood and dump them into the hindgut as solids, a system that has evolved independently in insects and several groups of arachnids.
chelicerata