Digestive system
This is the term of the digestive system of cattle, sheep, and goats
Ruminants
This component of a feed system might be added to aid in the prevention of diseases in livestock.
Antibiotics
This ruminant animal is raised on pasture and open range. After weaning they are kept on pasture and shipped to feed lots for finishing.
Beef cattle
This is the shape that is used for balancing feed rations
Square
Substance that is consumed that aids in the support of life
Nutrient
What are materials used in animal rations in small quantities to improve or stimulate performance?
feed additives
What is the most important nutrient?
Water
This is the number of compartments in a ruminant digestive system
4
This is the term for food given to domesticated animals by humans
Feedstuff
This ruminent animal has a very analyzed diet to ensure effective milk production.
Dairy Cattle
The Pearson square method balances rations with how many feedstuffs?
two
Sciences that deals with the way animals and human consume food and use it for activities
What is a period of time where animals must be taken off additive for a specified period of time before the animal is slaughtered?
Withdrawal time
What are the main source of energy?
carbohydrates
This is chamber where regurgitation occurs in ruminant animals.
Reticulum
This is the term for taste when it comes to feeding livestock.
Palatable
Term for most feed made from the entire corn plant
How are the percentages of feed determined?
Divide the parts of each feed by the total parts (and multiply by 100) to determine the percent of each feed in the ration.
The prehension tool that grasps food in the digestive system. Also where moisture is brought into the food being consumed
Mouth
The use of feed additives and hormone implants are regulated by _________________________.
the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
What are the two types of carbohydrates?
Simple (sugars) and complex (starches)
Cows are able to digest this nutrient better than humans because of a fermentation vat in their Rumen
Fiber
This is the feed stuff that contains less than 18% curde fiber and is more expensive than roughages
concentrates
This is the chemical process in corn that occures in silos and helps preserve the feed
Fermentation
This is the spot on the Pearson Square where we want our desired % of crude protein
center of the square
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
Esophagus
Medication fed at lower levels to prevent rather than treat disease
Subtherapeutic
What minerals are important in muscle function and skeletal formation?
Calcium & Phosphorus
This chamber in the cow's stomach accounts for 80% of it's capacity.
Rumen
What are the four main vitamins?
Vitamins A,D,E,K
This is the most common forage crop made into hay for livestock
Alfalfa
This is the final step in the Pearson Square method of formulating feed rations
Multiplying % by the total amount of feed desired
The name of the human stomach compartment
Monogastric (non-ruminants)
Used to control worms (parasites)
Anthelmintics
What are the 6 essential nutrients?
Include the following:
– proteins
– carbohydrates
– lipids (fat)
– vitamins
– minerals
– water