Food
What is Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) ?
Milk production in females; requires additional nutrients
What is Lactation ?
An animal that eats only plants (e.g., cattle, sheep)
What is Herbivore ?
The most essential nutrient, necessary for digestion, temperature regulation, and body functions
What is Water ?
The energy and nutrients required to keep the animal alive without gain or loss of weight
What is Maintenance ?
Feeds high in protein, necessary for muscle development and repair (e.g., soybean meal, cottonseed meal)
What is Protein Feeds ?
The process of breaking down feed into smaller parts so the body can absorb nutrients
What is Digestion ?
An animal with a simple stomach (e.g., pigs, horses, chickens)
What is non-ruminant ?
Inorganic nutrients needed in small amounts for bone growth, nerve function, and other processes
What is Minerals ?
The increase in size and weight of an animal
What is Growth ?
Any material used as food for animals
What is Feedstuff ?
The sum of all physical and chemical processes in the body that convert food into energy and body tissues
What is metabolism ?
An animal that eats mainly meat (e.g., cats, dogs)
What is Carnivore ?
Organic nutrients needed in small amounts for normal growth, reproduction and health (e.g., vitamin A, D, E)
What is Vitamins ?
The process of producing offspring, which requires specific nutrition for breeding animals
What is Reproduction ?
Feeds high in carbohydrates and fats that provide energy (e.g., corn, barley)
What is Energy Feeds ?
The movement from nutrients from the digestive system into the blood or lymph
What is absorption ?
An animal with a four-compartment stomach that can digest roughages (e.g., cattle, goats, sheep)
What is ruminant ?
Nutrients that provide quick energy, mainly from plants (e.g., sugars, starches, fiber)
What is Carbohydrates ?
The process by which animals take in and utilize food for growth, maintenance, reproduction, and production
What is Nutrition ?
Low-fiber, high energy feed such as grains
What is concentrate ?
The group of organs that break down food so the body can absorb nutrients
What is Digestive System ?
An animal that eats both plants and animals (e.g., pigs, humans)
What is Omnivore ?
Nutrients that provide concentrated energy and aid in vitamin absorption
What is Fats (Lipids) ?
A ration that provides all the nutrients an animal needs in the correct amounts and proportions
What is Balanced Ration ?