1. Intro to ANSC/2. Intro to Nutrition

Question 1

Animal science

Answer 1

The branch of science that deals with domestic animals

Question 2

Agriculture

Answer 2

The combination of science and art used to cultivate and grow crops and livestock and process the products

Question 3

What was the first domesticated farm animal?

Answer 3

Sheep

Question 4

What was the first domesticated animal?

Answer 4

Dog

Question 5

Domestication

Answer 5

Process by which humans take wild species, acclimate them to breed and survive in captivity

Question 6

Nutrition

Answer 6

The study of how the body uses nutrients in food to sustain life and reproductive purposes

Question 7

Nutrient

Answer 7

Any chemical substance in the diet that supports or maintains life

Question 8

What accounts for over 50% of the total production cost of animal agriculture?

Answer 8

Feed

Question 9

Essential nutrient

Answer 9

Required in the diet

Question 10

Non-essential nutrient

Answer 10

Not required in the diet because the body can produce in sufficient amounts

Question 11

What is the primary use of carbohydrates?

Answer 11

To provide an animal with energy

Question 12

Major fibers in a ruminant’s diet

Answer 12

Cellulose and lignin

Question 13

How is cellulose digested?

Answer 13

By a enzyme called cellulase

Question 14

Major carbohydrate found in forages that is an important energy source for herbivores

Answer 14

Cellulose

Question 15

What is the acronym used for the 11 essential amino acids?

Answer 15

PVT TIM HALL

Question 16

First limiting amino acid in poultry

Answer 16

methionine

Question 17

First limiting amino acid in cats

Answer 17

taurine

Question 18

How much more energy do fats contain per unit than carbohydrates?

Answer 18

2.25x

Question 19

What are the essential fatty acids?

Answer 19

linoleic acid and linolenic acid (omega 6 and omega 3)

Question 20

Vitamins

Answer 20

Organic compounds needed in small amounts for growth and maintenance

Question 21

Functions of fat-soluble vitamins

Answer 21

Regulation of body functions and growth

Question 22

Functions of water-soluble vitamins

Answer 22

Body metabolism regulation

Question 23

Minerals

Answer 23

Inorganic compounds that are important in the body’s enzymatic system

Question 24

Classification of minerals

Answer 24

Macrominerals and microminerals

Question 25

What is an important livestock mineral ratio?

Answer 25

Ca:P

Question 26

Diet

Answer 26

The mix of feed ingredients fed to an animal

Question 27

Ration

Answer 27

The amount of diet fed to an animal