EXERCISE 8 Flashcards
True or False: Feed cost accounts for 60% of the total expenses in livestock and poultry production
False; Should be 80%
True or False: Feeds do not only affect farm productivity but also impact farm profitability.
True
any material grown/developed to be fed to livestock and poultry to support/sustain life; _____ can be used interchangeably with it
feeds/feedstuff
(classif of feeds) contains more than 18% crude fiber and low in energy content (less than 60% TDN); for ruminants and herbivorous monogastrics
roughages
(classif of feeds) high in energy content (more than 60% TDN) and low in crude fiber (<18%); for monogastric
concentrates
(classif of feeds) mixed with primary roughage to provide all nutrients required to support form of production to which it is intended
supplements
non-nutritive substances added in feed for specific purposes such as enzymes, probiotics, acidifiers
feed additives
belongs to Poaceae fam (form. Gramineae); 6-10% CP and <0/9% calcium content
grass
(grass) presence of trichomes in nodes
guinea grass
(grass) presence of trichomes in whole culm
para grass
(grass) rough leaves (no trichomes in culm)
napier grass
(grass) presence of roots at nodes
star grass
(grass) presence of trichomes at nodes
alabang X
belongs to Fabaceae fam; 10.5% CP or higher and >0.9% calcium content; have nitrogen-fixing bacteria
legumes (madre de cacao, ipil-ipil, centrosema, moringa, forage peanut, stylosanthes, rensoni, calopo)
contain variable amount of nutrients but exceptionally high in energy; include cereal gainsm milling by-products, processed tubers, fats and oils, and some considered as misc. feeds
energy feeds
(energy feed) is the entire corn kernel ground or chopped
ground corn
(energy feed) entire wheat kernel including hulls
wheat grain/feed wheat
(energy feed) include hegari, kafir, milo grains and others
sorghum grains(energy feed)
(energy feed) composed mainly of pericarp or layer of rice and germ that removed from rice grains in its manufacture
rice bran
(energy feed) a.k.a tapioca or manioc; produced from ground sliced and dried cassava tubers
cassava meal