Animal Nutrition Lecture Exam PART 2 Flashcards
1
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Natural feed ingredients contain significant amount of vitamins or their precursors
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Provitamins
2
Q
Some animals (ruminants) can synthesize vitamins ___, ___
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B&K
3
Q
- retinol
- promotes visual pigments
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Vit A
4
Q
- Also called Ergocalciferol (in plants)
- Cholecalciferol (animals)
- regulates incorporation of Ca and P in bones
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Vit D
5
Q
- tocopherol
- stimulator of immune response along Selenium
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Vit E
6
Q
- Phylloquinone- plant source
- menadione- synthetic form
- in blood clotting process
- needed in activation of prothrombin
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Vitamin K
7
Q
- can be synthesize from glucose in livestock & poultry
- stress can increase the requirement
- essential for humans and fishes
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Vit C
8
Q
-natural constituents of most natural feed ingredients
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Minerals
9
Q
What are the Macrominerals?
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(Mg) (P) Ca (Cl) Na (K) (S)
10
Q
Skeletal formation & maintenance
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Ca P Mg Cu Mn
11
Q
Function in protein synthesis
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P
S
Zn
12
Q
For oxygen transport
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Fe
Cu
13
Q
Fluid balance
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Na
Cl
K
14
Q
Mineral-vitamin relationships
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Se & Vit E
Iron & Vit C
15
Q
- present in brassica family
- interferes with iodine uptake
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Goitrogens
