Nutrients
Nutrients that provide quick energy, mainly from plants.
What are Carbohydrates?
High-fiber plant material such as grass, hay, or silage.
What is Forage?
An animal that eats only plants.
What is a Herbivore?
The group of organs that break down food so the body can absorb nutrients.
What is a Digestive System?
The energy and nutrients required to keep the animal alive without gain or loss of weight?
What is Maintenance?
Nutrients that provide concentrated energy and aid in vitamin absorption.
What are Fats (Lipids)?
Low-fiber, high-energy feed such as grains.
What is Concentrate?
An animal that eats mainly meat.
What is a Carnivore?
The process of breaking down feed into smaller parts so the body can absorb nutrients.
What is Digestion?
The increase in size and weight of an animal.
What is Growth?
Feeds high in protein, necessary for muscle development and repair.
What is Protein Feeds?
A feed used with another to improve the overall diet by providing additional nutrients.
What is Supplement?
An animal that eats both plants and animals.
What is Omnivore?
The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood or lymph.
What is Absorption?
The process of producing offspring, which requires specific nutrition for breeding animals.
What is Reproduction?
Organic nutrients needed in small amounts for normal growth, reproduction, and health.
What are Vitamins?
A non-nutrient substance added to feed such as medicine, flavoring, or preservatives.
What is an Additive?
An animal with a four-compartment stomach that can digest roughages.
What is Ruminant?
The sum of all physical and chemical processes in the body that convert food into energy and body tissues.
What is Metabolism?
Milk production in females; requires specific nutrition for breeding animals.
What is Lactation?
Inorganic nutrients needed in small amounts for bone growth, nerve function, and other processes.
What are Minerals?
Feeds high in carbohydrates and fats that provide energy.
What is Energy Feeds?
An animal with a simple stomach.
What is Non-ruminant (Monogastric)?
The total amount of feed an animal consumes in a 24-hour period.
What is Ration?
The process by which animals take in and utilize food for growth, maintenance, reproduction, and production.
What is Nutrition?