Intro to Nutrition

Question 1

Essential nutrient

Answer 1

substance that cannot be made or cannot be made in sufficient amounts by the animal to support optimum nutrition

Question 2

Conditionally essential nutrient

Answer 2

substance that is only essential under certain conditions

Question 3

Guaranteed analysis

Answer 3

Crude protein
Crude fat
Crude fiber
Moisture

Question 4

calorie

Answer 4

heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water from 14.5C to 15.5C
1 cal = 4.184 J

Question 5

kcal/Calorie

Answer 5

1,000 calories

Question 6

Megacalorie (Mcal)

Answer 6

1,000,000 calories

Question 7

Joule (J)

Answer 7

SI unit for energy. Energy required to displace 1 newton a distance of 1 m

Question 8

Kilojoule (kJ)

Answer 8

1,000 J

Question 9

Megajoule (MJ)

Answer 9

1,000,000 J

Question 10

Watt

Answer 10

1 J/sec

Question 11

Horsepower

Answer 11

745.7 J/sec

Question 12

BCS

Answer 12

5 or 9 point scale measuring amount of adipose tissue

Question 13

Treats

Answer 13

Should be no more than 10% of daily calories

Question 14

Dry kibble

Answer 14

6-10% moisture

Question 15

Canned food

Answer 15

75% moisture

Question 16

Semi-moist food

Answer 16

15-30% moisture