Basic Livesstock Nutrition Flashcards
A substance or a chemical compound required by the animal for these productive purposes
Nutrient
The interrelated steps involved in assimilating food by the animal for use in tissue repair, growth, and normal function
Nutrition
The nutrient consumed in breads, vegetables or meats
Food
Grains and by-product feeds used by the animals
Feed
Are associated with animal feeds
feedstuffs
A mixture of the feedstuffs available for the animal to provide the nutrients
Diet
The total amount of material an animal would consume in a day
Ration
Simple stomach animals, such as humans, pigs, and horses
Mono-gastric
Animals having multi-compartmented stomachs, such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer
Ruminants
The most limiting nutrient
Water
Composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
Carbohydrates
Energy dense and contain 2.25 times more energy than carbohydrates or energy in proteins
Fats and oils
Fat soluble or water soluble
Vitamins
How many pounds of water be consumed for every pound of feed consumed by the animal
2-5
Defined as the amount of nitrogen in a compound multiplied by a factor of 6.25
Protiens