Animal Terminology
What is domesticated cattle's scientific name?
bos taurus
What is the definition of digestion?
the process of breaking feed down into simple substances that can be absorbed by the body
What are the four sections of the ruminant stomach?
rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum
Feedstuffs are classified has concentrates if they contain less than _____% of crude protein.
18%
What is a pigs scientific name?
sus scrofa
What are the 3 basic types of digestive systems? Select all that apply.
monogastric
ruminant
poultry
What is the definition of an essential nutrient?
chemical elements or compounds that promote growth, provide energy, and allow the animal to maintain body function
What are the ingredients used to formulate animal diets?
feedstuffs
What is a young female swine that has not farrowed and is not showing any signs of pregnancy?
gilt
Which animals have monogastric digestive systems?
pigs, horses, dogs, humans
What are the six essential nutrients?
protein, carbohydrates, water, minerals, vitamins, fats
What are the two types of feeding? Select all that apply.
scheduled
free access
A male sheep that has been castrated.
wether
Which animal(s) have a ruminant digestive system?
cattle, goats, sheep
Vitamins are present in feed and required by the body in small amounts. They are found in the following forms _____________ and ________________. Select all that apply.
fat soluble and water soluble
Feed accounts for up to ______% of the total cost of raising livestock.
75
An adult male bovine that has not been castrated.
bull
Which of these are the sections of the small intestine?
duodenum
ileum
jejunum
Minerals are divided into two categories. What are these two categories? Select all that apply.
microminerals and macrominerals
A mature male horse four years of age or older.
stallion