GIT parts
What part of the GIT is where food passes from the mouth to the stomach?
the esophagus
What are the 6 essential nutrients
protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fat, water
what do you call eating?
ingestion
what is is an example of a feedstuff you would feed to provide an animal with protein?
Corn, soy products, silage
What nutrient is essential for health and growth?
Vitamins
What part of the GIT is responsible for storing ingesting food and secreting digestive fluids
the stomach
what is the most essential nutrient for life?
water
what do you call chewing?
mastication
what is an example of a feedstuff that is high in fiber (carbohydrates)?
hay, oats, grass
what nutrient is essential for building and maintaining the skeleton?
where does most of the nutrients get absorbed into the blood stream?
the small intestine
What nutrient provides energy to an animal?
Carbohydrates
what do you call the elimination of waste?
excretion
what feed stuff is high in fiber but low in other digestible nutrients
roughage
What are the two types of vitamins?
water-soluble and fat-soluble
what part of the GIT is responsible for storing nutrients?
what nutrient provides energy reserves, protects vital organs and insulates the body?
Fat
what do you call an animal with compartments in their stomach?
ruminant
what feed stuffs are high in digestible nutrients but low in fiber?
concentrates
what are the 6 essential vitamins?
A, B-complex, C, D, E and K
What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?
duodenum, jejunum, ilium
What nutrient is consider the building blocks for growth?
Proteins
what are the 4 compartments of a ruminants stomach?
rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum
additional nutrient resources to add certain nutrients to an animals diet
supplements
What are the 7 macro-minerals
calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, chlorine, potassium and sulfur