Final Flashcards
Describe the colonic fermenter gi tract and what specie
Pig- long intestine but simple
Large cecum
Sacculated latge intestine:
What are the features of a carnivore gi tract?
Gastric stomach with a non sacculated uncomplicated small intestine
What type of csrb is glucose?
Monosaccharide
What are concentrated sources of protein?
Meat meal (54.9 percent) Siybean meal ( 46.7 %)
What do plants require that animals and humans do not?
Nitrogen
Define digestion
Preping dood for absorbtion
Describe the cecal fermenter gi tract
Rat- short and simple small intestine
Large cecum
Unsacculated large intestine
What lipids are required by animals?
Fatty acids
Linoleoc and linolenic acid
Fat soluable vitamins A, D , E, K
What do humans and animals require that plants do not?
Amino acids
T or F
The carnivore diet is concentrated and highly digestible
True
What us ash?
Inorganic minerals
What plant material has the highest protein content?
Alfalfa
Hay (15.5%)
What type of feed has the highest water content?
Pasture grass and whoke corn plant
What is nitrogen free extract?
Original sample weight - (water+ether extract + crude protein + crude fiber + ash)
Made up of sugars and starches and sometimes hemicellulose and lignin
What type of forage has high calcium content?
Legume