Inyama z'urukwavu zirashobora guteza imbere igifu no gufasha gusya.Inyama z'urukwavu n'ibiryo by'imbwa byakozwe na sosiyete yacu bifite proteyine nyinshi kandi birashobora guhaza imirire y'imbwa.Inyama z'urukwavu zitandukanye n'izindi nyama z'amatungo.Poroteyine y'inyama z'urukwavu ziruta iz'inka, inyama z'intama, inkoko n'andi matungo n'inyama z'inkoko.Poroteyine irakenewe ku mitsi, amagufwa, imyakura, hamwe n'ingingo z'uruhu, bityo ibintu bya poroteyine nyinshi bigirira akamaro kanini abantu n'imbwa.Ibiryo by'inyama z'urukwavu birashobora kongera ubudahangarwa bw'imbwa, bikarinda indwara z'uruhu, zikungahaye kuri lecithine, bigatuma ikote ry'imbwa ryaka kandi ntiritera imbwa umubyibuho ukabije.Imbwa zikunze kurya inyama z'urukwavu zirashobora gukumira neza kohereza ibintu byangiza, kongera ubudahangarwa bw'imbwa, no gutuma imbwa irushaho kugira ubuzima bwiza.