Horse&Ruminants

Question 1

Where do the haustral segmentations, propulsive peristalsis, and retropulsive peristalsis occur predominantly in?

Answer 1

Ventral colon

Question 2

Horses DO NOT have a mechanism to recover and utilize ________ _________ and most passes out in feces

Answer 2

Microbial proteins

Question 3

Are horses or ruminants for efficient at the following:
Degradation of cellulose
Absorption of VFA
Utilization of microbial proteins

Answer 3

Ruminants

Question 4

Are horses or ruminants for efficient at the following:
When food is scare?

Answer 4

Ruminants

Question 5

Are horses or ruminants for efficient at the following:
When food quality is poor?

Answer 5

Horses

Question 6

Both the microbial populations and products are the ______ in ruminants and horses

Answer 6

Same

Question 7

Where foes all the glucose available to ruminants originate from?

Answer 7

Gluconeogensis

Question 8

What is the most important precursor of glucose in ruminants?

Answer 8

Propionate

Question 9

At what level does propionate enter the kreb cycle?

Answer 9

Succinate

Question 10

What is a 4-carbon intermediate that can lead to the formation of Oxaloacetate which is entry metabolite for gluconeogenesis?

Answer 10

Succinate

Question 11

Ruminants exist in a constant state of potential _______ deficiency

Answer 11

Glucose

Question 12

What % of glucose needs does gluconeogensis cover?

Answer 12

85-100

Question 13

Almost all propionate absorbed from the rumen is extracted from the _____ blood by the liver and never enter the systemic circulation

Answer 13

Portal

Question 14

In ruminants, fatty acids are synthesized ONLY in ________ tissue using acetate, NEVER ________

Answer 14

Adipose
Glucose