Show:
Horse
Swine
Ruminants
Small Ruminants
Cats/Dogs
100
What kind of digesters are horses?
Colonic Fermenters
100
What are the three different swine production systems?
Farrowing, Finishing, Farrow to Finish
100
What should a calf receive immediately after birth?
colostrum
100
What type of sheep does Cornell breed?
Dorset Finnsheep crosses
100
What is the most important nutrient for cats?
protein
200
What are the five classifications of horses based on nutrition requirements?
Maintenance (adult), pregnancy, lactation, growth, and working
200
What time in a sows life does she have the highest nutrition requirement?
During lactation
200
What stage of lactation is a cow in negative energy balance?
Early lactation
200
What is the most popular goat and what is it used to produce?
Nubian and it is used to produce milk
200
What is the meaning of facultative carnivores
Nutritional requirements are not completely met through the consumption of meat.
300
What condition can be caused by high fiber diets and includes restlessness, rolling, sweating, and kicking at stomach area?
Colic
300
What are newborn piglets normally given?
Iron shots
300
What are the three types of cattle operations?
Cow-calf, backgrounding, finishing
300
What are the three things sheep produce? Name a breed for each.
Meat= Suffolk or Hampshire Wool= East Friesian or Lacaunne Fiber= Merino or Rambouillet
300
What is the function of vitamin A in dogs? Give at least 2.
vision, growth, immune function, fetal development
400
What disorder is caused by feeding foals high energy diets that causes rapid growth?
Osteochondritis (OCD)
400
What makes up the majority of the pig diet?
grains (corn, barley)
400
What do cellulolytic bacteria break down and what is the main end product?
breaks down cellulose and hemi-cellulose and it produces acetic acid.
400
What does it mean when you "flush" a sheep?
You increase energy intake 2-3 weeks prior to breeding to increase ovulation
400
What type of carnivores are cats and what does it mean?
obligate carnivores and it means that they only eat meat.
500
What are the two feed additives used to increase feed efficiency in cattle, but that can be toxic to horses at customary levels?
Ionophores (monensin) and non-protein nitrogen (urea)
500
What is the percent crude protein on a dry matter bases when: you have feed that is 80% dry matter and 16% crude protein on an as fed basis.
20% crude protein on a dry matter basis
500
What are the three ways that Lactic Acidosis can be prevented?
1) gradual transition to higher concentrate diet 2) feed forages (produce saliva) 3) supplement buffer to neutralize
500
What is the most common time for sheep to undergo pregnancy toxemia (ketosis) and why does it occur?
It generally happens in late pregnancy and occurs due to undernutrition when the fetal demand for glucose is high.
500
What is the purpose of fiber in a dog's diet?
dogs need less nutrient density, makes them feel full without increasing their calorie intake.