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7 Readiness of Military Service Animals
Pages 44-47

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... Potential military working dogs undergo extensive evaluation prior to procurement by the DoD. If they are deemed acceptable for potential service, they are admitted to the Training Squadron at the DoD's Official Military Working Dog Training School in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
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... While military working dogs may not exert as much energy per day as sled dogs or active hunting dogs, they are required to perform critical and tedious duties. Nutritional Factors A high-quality diet helps military working dogs remain healthy as they deal with their environmental and physical challenges.
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... has published a number of reports on multiple animal species, that are a great source of information, there is not an official NRC source on marine mammal nutrition. Most captive marine mammals utilize feeding programs based on a defined fish weight from which kilocalories can be calculated.
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... Dolphins are specialized mammals and fill a unique military service and ecological niche. Early evidence suggests that bioenergetic principles in marine mammals mimic the bioenergetic principles in terrestrial mammals, supporting the concept of evolution and underscoring the relationship among all living animals.
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