Nutrients
Name one example of a calcium deficiency discussed in class.
What is:
Ricketts
Osteomalacia
The main function of the omasum.
What is water absorption?
The majority of digestion occurs here.
What is the small intestine?
Steamed bone meal and defluorinated rock are examples of feedstuffs that provide this mineral in the diet.
The average American male consumes _____ meat per day compared to women.
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List one example of a structural carbohydrate.
What is:
Hemicellulose
Cellulose
Lignin
The cecum is similar to this structure, which also contains microbial populations.
What is the rumen?
This is the largest compartment of the ruminant system and can contain over 50 gallons of feedstuffs and water.
What is the rumen?
The common name for the mineral/ inorganic portion of feedstuffs when burned over 600C.
Wha is ash?
New Mexico ranks _______ in dog ownership in the country, following Arkansas.
What is 2nd?
This nutrient is found in meat and milk (animal-based) sources.
What is vitamin B-12?
What is the crop?
List two pancreatic enzymes.
What are:
Protease (Trypsin, chymotrypsin, enteropeptidase)
Amylase
Lipase
This feedstuff can be fed to ruminants to provide a protein source, but is toxic in high amounts.
What is urea?
__________ more food will need to be produced to feed the growing population in 2050.
Night blindness is a symptom of this vitamin deficiency.
What is vitamin A?
The primary function of the stomach.
What is chemical digestion of feed?
The true stomach of ruminants.
What is the abomasum?
This feed product is not allowed to be fed to cattle.
What is bovine meat and bone meal?
This animal is owned by the most households in the United States.
What is the dog?
Water consumption should resemble this much of an animal's body weight.
What is 10%?
List one of the three salivary glands.
What are:
Sublingual
Mandibular
Parotid
List two factors of feed digestibility.
Choose from:
Balance of diet
Feed intake
Feed preparation (processing)
Movement of ingesta through rumen
High energy sources
List one example of a legume.
Choose from:
Clover
Alfalfa
Soybeans
Peanuts
Vetch
In the United States, this meat is consumed the most per capita.
What is chicken?