Midterm Prep Flashcards
3 Conversions to memorize
1 Calorie =1 kilocalorie = 1,000 calories
1 kilogram= 2.2 lbs
1 kilogram= 1 liter
Basic Equation of Metabolism (recognize)
6CO2 + 6H2O <> C6H12O6+6O2
Energy balance equation (recognize)
Energy intake = Body Energy Stores + Energy Expenditure
Empirical Formula of Saccharides (recognize)
(CxH2xOx)y
Dry Matter Calculation (“As Fed Conversion”)
Remove moisture content to get % DM then can calculate % (Protein, Fat, Fiber, Etc.)
Maintenance Requirement
(kcal/d) = 140 (kg BW) ^0.75
Water Requirement
2-5 kg of water per kg of DM
Nitrogen Balance
N intake - N excretion
Any chemical element or compound in the diet that is required for normal life processes
Nutrient
Food
an edible material that provides nutrients
Feed
Commonly used to designate animal food
a mixture of feedstuffs used to supply nutrients to an animal
Diet
Ration
Daily allocation of food or feed
Crude fiber
All plant’s structural carbohydrates such as cellulose
Nitrogen-free Extract (NFE)
Difference between original sample weight and sum of water, ether extract, crude protein, crude fiber, and ash= digestible carb portion of diet. (% NFE= 100- % moisture- % crude protein- % ether extract- % ash- % crude fiber)
Energy
the capability of doing work
Calorie
Heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water to 1 degree celsius
Gross Energy (GE)
Complete potential energy in the feed. Quantity of heat resulting from complete oxidation (combustion) of food, feed, or other substance (fuel/food energy).
Digestible Energy (DE)
Intake of GE minus lost energy in feces (FE)
Metabolizable Energy (ME)
Intake of GE minus fecal energy (FE) minus urine energy (UE) minus gases
OR: DE-UE-Gases
Net Energy (NE)
Portion of energy that is available to the animal for the maintenance of various productive purposes. NE=ME-Heat increment (HI) and heat of fermentation (HF)
Hydrolysis vs Oxidation
Hydrolysis- H2O is the substrate (water required for metabolism of organic compounds)
Oxidation- H2O is the product
Microbial fermentation
Microfiber produces cellulose which breaks down into glucose
Glycogenesis vs Glycogenolysis vs Gluconeogenesis
Glycogenesis- Building of glycogen from extra glucose
Glycogenolysis- Breakdown of glycogen into glucose
Gluconeogenesis- Glucose formed from body tissues and noncarbohydrate metabolites such as lipids and amino acids
Cellular respiration vs photosynthesis
Cellular respiration:
Produces cellular energy in the form of ATP for animals
Photosynthesis:
How plants use sunlight to synthesize food from carbon dioxide and water (plants can make their own energy)
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) vs High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
Both are necessary and carry cholesterol
LDL- Can stick to vessel walls, forming plaque and should be low
HDL- Removes excess cholesterol and puts it in the liver to produce bile salts. Should be high.
Body Condition Score (BCS)
Assess body weight and fat deposition to tell the health of animals
Protein
Complex molecules consisting of a sequence of amino acids
Amino acids
building blocks that form a peptide chain that gets folded into a protein
Enzyme
protein “organic catalysts” that act locally. Enxymes are continuously being made and broken down in the cells
Hormones
produced by the cells and affects metabolism. Hormones move around the body to affect different glands and tissues. Not all hormones are protein hormones (some lipid)
Protein degredation
part of a cell’s protein homeostasis that ensures uneccessary proteins are removed from the cellular environment when they are no longer needed or are damaged or faulty