1. Why dogs and cats? R. S. Anderson; 2. The current consensus in dog and cat nutrition J. P. W. Rivers and I. H. Burger; 3. The 1985 revision of the National Research Council nutrient requirements of dogs and its impact on the pet food industry B. E. Sheffy; 4. Optimal ranges of actual nutrients D. S. Kronfeld and C. A. Banta; 5. Comparative aspects of nutrition and metabolism of dogs and cats J. G. Morris and Q. R. Rogers; 6. Allometric considerations in the nutrition of dogs J. P. W. Rivers and I. H. Burger; 7. Bodyweight changes and energy intakes of cats during gestations and lactation G. G. Loveridge and J. P. W. Rivers; 8. Nutrition, anaerobic and aerobic exercise and stress D. S. Kronfeld, T. O. Adkins and R. L. Downey; 9. Feeding behaviour of the cat E. Kane; 10. Protein in the nutrition of dogs and cats M. C. Schaeffer, Q. R. Rogers and J. G. Morris; 11. Tryptophan metabolism in the cat J. R. Mercer and S. V. P. S. Silva; 12. Is carbohydrate essential for pregnancy and lactation in dogs? S. E. Blaza, D. Booles and I. H. Burger; 13. The effects of carbohydrate-free diets contatining different levels of protein on reproduction in the bitch E. Kienzle and H. Meyer; 14. The use of different sources of raw and heated starch in the ration of weaned kittens R. O. De Wilde and T. Jansen; 15. Pathogenesis of lactose-induced diarrhoea and its prevention by enzymatic splitting of lactose H. C. Mundt and H. Meyer; 16. Salt intake, animal health and hypertension: should sleeping dogs lie? A. R. Michell; 17. Calcium metabolism and skeletal development in dogs H. A. Hazewinkel; 18. The effects of the overfeeding of a balanced complete commercial diet to a group of growing Great Danes R. B. Lavelle; 19. The role of zinc in canine and feline nutrition C. A. Banta; 20. Factors determining the essential fatty acid requirements of the cat J. G. McLean and E. A. Monger; 21. Lipoprotein cholesterol distribution in experimentally induced canine cholestatis J. E. Bauer, D. J. Meyer, R. G. Goring, C. H. Beauchamp and J. Jones; 22. The role of fluid in the feline urological syndrome C. J. Gaskell; 23. The role of diet in feline struvite urolithiasis syndrome C. A. Buffington, N. E. Cook, Q. R. Rogers and J. G. Morris; 24. Canine and feline nutrition: future perspectives J. P. W. Rivers and I. H. Burger; Appendices; Index.
