NUTRIENT BASICS
This macronutrient is the primary source of energy for animals.
What is carbohydrate?
This organ is responsible for secreting hydrochloric acid (HCl) in monogastrics
What is the stomach?
The largest compartment of the ruminant stomach, responsible for microbial fermentation
What is the rumen?
The primary source of energy for ruminants, produced by microbial fermentation.
What are volatile fatty acids (VFAs)?
The site of protein digestion in both monogastric and ruminant animals.
What is the small intestine?
This nutrient is essential for tissue growth and repair.
What is protein?
The enzyme responsible for breaking down starch in the mouth.
What is amylase?
The glandular compartment of the ruminant stomach, similar to a monogastric stomach.
What is the abomasum?
The main VFA that serves as a precursor for glucose synthesis in ruminants.
What is propionate?
The enzyme responsible for breaking down fats in the small intestine.
What is lipase?
Structure, energy, regulation
What are the three basic functions of nutrients in animal nutrition?
This organ releases bile to aid in fat digestion
What is the liver?
This compartment of the ruminant stomach is known as the "hardware stomach."
What is the reticulum?
Microbes that produce methane in the rumen.
What are methanogens?
The process by which nutrients move from the gut into the bloodstream.
What is absorption?
This mineral is necessary for strong bones and milk production.
What is calcium?
In monogastrics, most nutrient absorption occurs in this organ
What is the small intestine?
This structure helps young ruminants bypass the rumen when consuming milk.
What is the esophageal groove?
The gas eliminated by ruminants through eructation to prevent bloa
What is methane (CHâ‚„)?
The metabolic process that converts propionate into glucose in ruminants.
What is gluconeogenesis?
The term for nutrients that animals cannot synthesize in sufficient amounts
What are essential nutrients?
This part of the large intestine in monogastric herbivores aids in fiber fermentation.
What is the cecum?
Ruminants regurgitate and rechew their feed in this process
What is rumination?
The microbes responsible for breaking down cellulose in the rumen.
What are cellulolytic bacteria?
main function of the omasum in ruminants
What is water and mineral absorption?