Ch9 - Feed & Nutrition Flashcards
What vitamin must be provided in NHP and guinea pig diets since they don’t naturally synthesize it?
Vitamin C
Fiber is an indigestible form of what nutrient?
Carbohydrate
Which vitamins are fat soluble?
Vit A, D, E and K
What drug is given in medicated feed to treat pinworms?
Fenbendazole
What supplement should be added to live feed to ensure health for reptiles and amphibians?
Calcium
The process of breaking down feed into basic biochemical compounds is known as
digestion
What is a type of hay?
Alfalfa
What is usually added to animals’ drinking water to prevent the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Acid
True or False: feed restrictions can be used as a form of behavior modification?
True
What is the milling date?
The date the feed was made
What is the unit of measurement for the energy contained in food?
Calorie
List the 5 componenets of food that are known as nutrients
Protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals
What is the difference between an essential nutrient and a nonessential nutrient?
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
List 3 methods that are used to treat water before it is provided to research animals
Chlorination, UV light exposure, reverse osmosis
What is the indigestible form of carb that provides no energy called?
Fiber
What two factors of the amino acids determine which protein is produced?
number and sequence
Why should semi-moist feed be avoided in long term studies?
Semi-moist feed may lead to dental problems
A disease caused by lack of calcium in young animals that leads to thinning of the bones is called
rickets
Why should animals be given fiber as a component of their diet?
Fiber is important for efficient and effective digestion
A deficiency in ________ can lead to anemia
iron
____ and _____ are examples of electrolytes
Sodium and chloride
Which vitamins are fat soluble?
Vits A, D, E, and K
Why must water-soluble vitamins be supplied to an animal on a daily basis?
Because they are not easily stored by the body
List 5 examples of live feed
brine shrimp larvae, paramecia, algae, protozoa, drosophila, crickets, worms, waxworms, and meal worms
What is the type of tissue that stores and metabolizes fat called?
Adipose tissue
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
True
What type of feed is processed by passing the feed, under high pressure and heat, through a tapered mold?
Extruded
What type of feed is first ground, and then molded into a variety of shapes and sizes?
Pelleted
What type of feed is powdered or granulated (meal)?
Ground
What type of feed is soft in texture and high in calories?
Semi-moist
High amounts of what mineral can lead to high blood pressure?
Sodium
