1 What Canine FBM Is · 1.1 Core Definition
1.1 Core Definition
Canine Fat-Based Metabolism
This page is structured as definition, control variables, causal chain, observable outputs, and boundary, and serves as a canonical definition node in Canine FBM.
Core Definition is a structural node in Canine FBM, not a feeding label.
Canine Fat-Based Metabolism is a long-term food-structure model built on canine metabolic flexibility and higher fatty-acid energy contribution under reduced dependency and occupancy.
Exogenous carbohydrate dependency determines whether carbohydrate scheduling remains dominant.
Energy sufficiency and digestive tolerance determine executability.
Protein energy pressure and body-condition stability indicate long-term validity.
As input architecture and load conditions change, Core Definition shifts long-term scheduling pathways.
When variables converge, Canine FBM is more likely to keep higher fatty-acid contribution, controlled protein energy pressure, and stable body condition.
Energy output becomes more continuous across meals and activity windows.
Body-condition trend stabilizes while protein emergency-energy pressure declines.
This definition is not a high-fat label and not a disease-management protocol.
Higher fat percentage alone does not establish Canine FBM.