Vocabulary Lightning Round
What is digestion?
the process of breaking feed down into simple substances that can be absorbed by the body
Name the four compartments of a ruminant stomach
Rumen, Reticulum, Omasum, Abomasum
Ruminant vs. Monogastric
One stomach w/ multiple chambers vs. Single compartment stomach
True or False: Cats needs twice as much protein as dogs
TRUE
What nutrient is the main energy source?
What are villi?
small finger-like projections in the intestinal wall that increase the surface area and aid in digestive absorption
What is known as the "true stomach" in ruminants?
Abomasum
What is the longest... small intestine or large intestine?
Small Intestine
What do birds use instead of teeth to grind their food?
Gizzard
WATER!
Define Pperistalsis?
involuntary muscular contractions that create wave-like movements to move canal contents
Where does most absorption occur?
Small Intestine
Roughages vs. Concentrates
higher in fiber vs. lower in fiber
What animals chew cud?
Cattle, goats and sheep
Ration
process of grasping feed with lips, tongue, and/or teeth
What are non-ruminant animals called?
Animals that possess a single-compartment stomach
Herbivore vs Carnivore
plant based diet vs. animal based diet
A single feed component is known as?
Nutrient
What nutrient is made up of organic compounds and helps build body tissue such as muscles, skin and hair?
Proteins
Define Rumination
process of forcing feed back up the esophagus to be chewed further to increase digestibility of roughages; occurs only in ruminant animals; also known as “chewing the cud”
In the poultry, all systems (digestive, urinary, & repro) meet at this one location, known as?
Vent
Monogastric vs. Avian Digestion (Hint: think about how they chew food)
Food is chewed & swallowed vs. food is soften and ground in the gizzard
Inorganic materials (contain no carbon) are known as?
Minerals
What is the function of a ration?
A ration should address the amounts and kinds of nutrients an animal needs based on the status or function of the animal.