Ch9 - Feed & Nutrition

Question 1

What vitamin must be provided in NHP and guinea pig diets since they don’t naturally synthesize it?

Answer 1

Vitamin C

Question 2

Fiber is an indigestible form of what nutrient?

Answer 2

Carbohydrate

Question 3

Which vitamins are fat soluble?

Answer 3

Vit A, D, E and K

Question 4

What drug is given in medicated feed to treat pinworms?

Answer 4

Fenbendazole

Question 5

What supplement should be added to live feed to ensure health for reptiles and amphibians?

Answer 5

Calcium

Question 6

The process of breaking down feed into basic biochemical compounds is known as

Answer 6

digestion

Question 7

What is a type of hay?

Answer 7

Alfalfa

Question 8

What is usually added to animals’ drinking water to prevent the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Answer 8

Acid

Question 9

True or False: feed restrictions can be used as a form of behavior modification?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is the milling date?

Answer 10

The date the feed was made

Question 11

What is the unit of measurement for the energy contained in food?

Answer 11

Calorie

Question 12

List the 5 componenets of food that are known as nutrients

Answer 12

Protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals

Question 13

What is the difference between an essential nutrient and a nonessential nutrient?

Answer 13

Essential nutrient: those an animal can’t produce within it’s own body, so it must be provided in diet
Nonessential nutrient: produced through normal body metabolism

Question 14

List 3 methods that are used to treat water before it is provided to research animals

Answer 14

Chlorination, UV light exposure, reverse osmosis

Question 15

What is the indigestible form of carb that provides no energy called?

Answer 15

Fiber

Question 16

What two factors of the amino acids determine which protein is produced?

Answer 16

number and sequence

Question 17

Why should semi-moist feed be avoided in long term studies?

Answer 17

Semi-moist feed may lead to dental problems

Question 18

A disease caused by lack of calcium in young animals that leads to thinning of the bones is called

Answer 18

rickets

Question 19

Why should animals be given fiber as a component of their diet?

Answer 19

Fiber is important for efficient and effective digestion

Question 20

A deficiency in ________ can lead to anemia

Answer 20

iron

Question 21

____ and _____ are examples of electrolytes

Answer 21

Sodium and chloride

Question 22

Which vitamins are fat soluble?

Answer 22

Vits A, D, E, and K

Question 23

Why must water-soluble vitamins be supplied to an animal on a daily basis?

Answer 23

Because they are not easily stored by the body

Question 24

List 5 examples of live feed

Answer 24

brine shrimp larvae, paramecia, algae, protozoa, drosophila, crickets, worms, waxworms, and meal worms

Question 25

What is the type of tissue that stores and metabolizes fat called?

Answer 25

Adipose tissue

Question 26

True or False: The shelf life of feed is the time between the milling date and the point where the feed begins to lose nutritional value

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What type of feed is processed by passing the feed, under high pressure and heat, through a tapered mold?

Answer 27

Extruded

Question 28

What type of feed is first ground, and then molded into a variety of shapes and sizes?

Answer 28

Pelleted

Question 29

What type of feed is powdered or granulated (meal)?

Answer 29

Ground

Question 30

What type of feed is soft in texture and high in calories?

Answer 30

Semi-moist

Question 31

High amounts of what mineral can lead to high blood pressure?

Answer 31

Sodium