Energy Flashcards
1
Q
What is Gross Energy?
A
Energy of the feed consumed. Can be broken down into Fecal energy and digestible energy.
2
Q
What is digestible energy broken down into?
A
urinary energy and metabolizable energy
3
Q
What is metabolizable energy broken down into?
A
heat of nutrient metabolism and net energy
4
Q
What is net energy used for?
A
Maintenance and production
5
Q
What are maintenance?
A
a. basal metabolism (warmth)
b. involuntary activity
c. body heat
d. heat loss (cooling
6
Q
What is production?
A
a. tissue growth
b. reproduction
c. eggs
d. milk
e. work
7
Q
How can you calculate calories in a feed?
A
Put 1g of feed into a bomb calorimeter. The amount of degree it raises 1000g of water water, is the amount of kcal in the feed.
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