More Past Questions Flashcards
Specify the main precursors of milk fat:
Acetic acid and Butyric acid derived from rumen fermentation
Long chain fatty acids of dietary origin
Long chain fatty acids from endogenous sources
Circle incorrect statement
Pregnancy toxemia (ketosis) in ewes is a metabolic disorder associated with:
Protein breakdown, produces toxic ketone bodies (THIS IS NOT TRUE)
One of the most common storage fungi are species of:
Aspergillus
Nutritional management of Chronic Renal disease in dog does NOT include:
Energy (fat) restriction
Choose the incorrect answer/s (In horses…)
Protein digestion in the large intestine is very efficient
The concentration of amylase in the pancreatic fluid is very high compared to other animal species
Choose the correct answer/s (In horses…)
Undigested starch may pass into the large intestine, where normal microbial activity may be disrupted ptentially leading to hindgut acidosis, colic and laminitis
The capacity of the small intestine to digest starch is limited
The biological effect of cyanogenic glycosides is:
Inhibition of enzyme cytochromoxidase
Heterofermentative inoculants as silage additives:
Contain bacteria such as Lactobacillus bunchneri and Lactobacillus brevis
Dicoumarol is:
Anti-Vitamin K
An optimal dietary Cation-Anion Balance (DCAB) for Close-up Cows is:
-50 to 150 mEq/kg
Saponins are:
Glycosides with foaming properties which form stable foam
Produce haemolytic activity in RBCs
Non esterified fatty acids (NEFA) is a marker of:
Lipomobilization
Dissolution of uroliths is treatment option for carnivores with:
Struvite uroliths
In early lactation, % NDF in the DM of total ration should not be less than:
28%
Grass tetany is associated with depression of serum level of:
Magnesium
Under low ruminal pH conditions, process of biohyrdogenation can be diverted to formation of:
Trans-isomer of linoleic acid
Enzootic ataxia is a motor dysfunction of the hind limbs of newborn or young lambs associate with:
A low copper diet content
Phytin phosphorus:
Not effectively utilized in poultry and pigs because phytin phosphorus is incompletely broken down in GIT
Megasphaera eldenii (bacteria) in the rumen is considered for:
Lactate users
Lectins are:
Proteins possessing specific affinity for sugars
Beta-glucans are presented in:
Barley
One key factor leading to laminitis is:
Ruminal acidosis
The normal concentration of total volatile fatty acids in rumen content is:
80-130 mmol/l
High peroxide value is an indicator of:
High rancid fat
Lipoxygenase is:
Anti-vitamin A
Increase in catalase activity in feed signifies:
The presence of microorganisms
Referance value of NEFA before partition (2-3 weeks) is:
<0.35 mmol/l
Nitrite in the bloodstream:
Changes hemoglobin to methemoglobin
Trypsin inhibitors (TI) evoke increased pancreatic enzyme secretion:
By forming inactive trypsin - TI complexes
Avidin is:
Anti-biotin
Oxalates:
Reduce calcium absorption
Calcium deposition in kidneys
Non-starch polysaccharides NSPs include:
Arabinoxylans and beta-glucans
Phytoestrogens are presented mainly in:
Legumes
The objective of thermic treatment of legume seeds:
The reduction of anti-nutritional factors in products from legume seeds
Method of heat treating full-fat soybeans include:
Roasting, micronisation, extrusion
