Animal Nutrition Flashcards
What is the largest production cost In the livestock industry? __-__%
Feed costs
60-75%
The study of feedstuffs and their efficient utilization by livestock in producing animal products such as meat, milk, wool, and work
Animal nutrition
A feed constituent (chemical substance) that is absorbed from the digestive tract and is metabolized by the body to support life
Nutrient
Six classes of nutrients
Fats Proteins Vitamins Carbs Minerals Water
Nutrients that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be supplied through the diet
Essential nutrients
Water comprises __-__% of the bodies weight
70-75%
Functions of water (5)
Transportation Media for metabolic reactions Thermoregulation Lubricant Gives cells their shape
The most highly consumed nutrient
Ratio?
Water
>2:1
Average water daily consumption of (gal/day) Swine Cattle Horses Sheep
1.5-3
10-14
10-14
1-2
True or false: animals will die more quickly from lack of water than any other nutrient
True
Primary function is to provide energy
C,H, and O
Carbohydrates
Energy content is measured in _____
Heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C from 14 to 15
Calorie
1 kilocalorie = ____ calories
1megacalorie = ____ calories
1000
1 million
Energy content of carbohydrates
4.2 kcal/g
3 groups of carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
Monosaccharides are _____ sugars with ___-___ carbons
4 monosaccharides
Simple sugars with 5-6 carbons Glucose Fructose Galactose Ribose/deoxyribose
What are the 3 disaccharides and what are they composed of?
Sucrose (glu+fru)
Lactose (glu+gal)
Maltose (glu+glu)
What are the 5 polysaccharides?
Starch Glycogen Cellulose Hemicellulose Lignin
Starch is bonded by what linkage?
Energy storage in _____
Primarily found in _________
Alpha 1-4
Plants
Concentrates
High-energy low fiber feedstuff that is highly digestible
Examples?
Concentrate
Corn, grain, sorghum, wheat
Glycogen:
_____ starch
Stored in _____ and _______
Animal
Liver and muscle
Cellulose: Bonded by \_\_\_\_\_ linkage Found in \_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ of \_\_\_\_\_\_ Highly or lowly digestible? Found primarily in \_\_\_\_\_\_
Beta1-4 linkage
Cell wall of plants
Lowly digestible
Roughages
Hi fiber low energy feedstuff that is lowly digestible
Examples?
Roughage
Hay, pasture, silage
Bonded by both alpha and beta 1-4 linkages
Hemicellulose
Indigestible carbohydrate
Lignin
Functions of carbohydrates
Energy source
Fiber content
Fiber content of carbohydrates functions
Laxative effect
Maintains healthy lining and muscle tone of digestive tract
Carbohydrate as an energy source:
Energy content =_____
_____ of dry matter may be carbohydrates
4.2 kcal/g
?
Fats/lipids are similar to carbohydrates with a lower proportion of elemental __
O (oxygen)
3 classifications of fats
Simple lipids
Compound lipids
Sterols
Simple lipids are also called _______
Composed of a _____ and _ ____ ____
Triglyceride
Glycerine and 3 fatty acids
2 types of fatty acids
Saturated
Unsaturated
Primarily long chain fatty acids
Form of fat
Saturated fatty acid
Short chain
Mainly in form of oils
Unsaturated fatty acid
Dietary lipids can impact the physical characteristics of carcass fat especially in _____
Monogastrics
What are the 3 essential fatty acids? And their ratios?
Linoleic (18:2)
Linolenic (18:3)
Arachidonic (20:4)
What are the 3 compound lipids?
Glycolipids
Lipoproteins
Phospholipids
3 different forms of sterols
Cholesterol
Steroid hormones
Vitamin precursors (vitamin D)
Sterols are vitamin precursors for which vitamin?
Vitamin D
Steroid hormones formed by sterols?
Estrogen and testosterone
Involve in membrane structure and a precursor for other compounds
Cholesterol
Primary function is to provide building blocks for animal proteins
CHONS
Proteins
Basic unit of protein is the ____ ____
Amino acid
Essential proteins (MATT HILL VP)
Methionine Valine Argenine Phenylalanine Tryptophan Threonine Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lysine
Semi essential proteins (3)
Glycine
Tyrosine
Cysteine
Non essential proteins
Alanine Glutamine Serine Proline Asparagine Aspartic acid Glutamic acid
Proteins are chains of amino acids linked by ____ ____
Peptide bonds
Functions of proteins
Structure
Regulation and protection
Energy
Energy content of protein
~4kcal/g
Structure by proteins:
__-__ % of dry, fat free body is protein
Structure provided in 4 areas
70-80%
Muscle, hair, feather, cell wall
Proteins regulate and protect what 4 things
Enzymes
Hormones
Antibodies
Hemoglobin
Protein quality is determined by what?
The ability of the animal to digest and utilize the protein
Crude protein of feedstuffs is calculated based on ______ content
Nitrogen
Proteins contain about ___% nitrogen
16%
100/16=6.25
% crude protein =
Feedstuffs with 4% N equates to ___ crude protein
%N x 6.25
4% N x 6.25= 25% CP
Ex urea, uric acid
Urea is __% N
Chicken litter is __% CP
Non protein Nitrogen
______ cannot use non protein nitrogen forms, but the micro organisms in the _____ can
Mammals
Rumen
Is excess urea toxic?
____ dietary N from urea
____% of total diet
Yes
<1%
Large organic molecules needed in small amounts by animals
2 categories
Vitamins
Fat soluble and water soluble
Fat soluble vitamins (4)
ADEK
Water soluble vitamins (10)
Thiamin (B1). Folic acid
Biotin. Pantothenic acid
Choline. Vitamin C
Niacin
Cyanocobalamin (B12)
Riboflavin (B2)
Pyridoxine (B6)
Monogastrics require ___ vitamins
Ruminants requires ___ except for ____
All
Fat soluble except for vitamin K
Functions of vitamins (2)
Metabolism
Absorption and digestion
Functions of vitamins in metabolism (2)
Cofactors and coenzymes