Deck 1 Flashcards
True or false: cat is able to synthesize arachidonic acid from linilenic acid
False
True or false: cat has no mechanism for the conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A
True
True or false: cat has no mechanism for synthesizing niacin from tryptophan
True
True or false: cat has high activity of liver enzymes involved in gluconeogenesis
True
Today’s broiler chickens use feed efficiently to:
Raise body weight of 2.0 kg in 35 to 36 days of age and require 1.7-1.9 kg feed per kg live chicken produced (FCR)
Three complete mixtures with decreasing protein concentration are used as their requirements are changing during the fattening period
Most of the volatile fatty acids (VFA) produced in the rumen are absorbed
directly from the rumen
What are acceptable methods of feeding urea for ruminants
Urea mixed with cereal grains
Urea with corn silage
Protein in sow milk is..
higher than in cow milk
Fat in sow milk is..
higher than in cow milk
A lactating mare usually requires between
2-3% of her body weight in total feed daily
In late gestation, the mare should recieve about
1.5 to 2 % of her body weight in total feed daily
The recommendation of forage/roughage in diet of horses are
at least 1 kg DM/100 kg BW (1% of BW)
White muscle disease (nutritional muscular dystrophy) in young lambs is caused by a deficiency of
selenium
Bad source of protein
Wheat bran
Most animals (except cats) are capable of synthesizing niacin from the essential amino acid
tryptophan
