Nutients, Vitimans, And Minerals

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Can also be termed nourishment or ailment
Is the step involved in absorption of feed by the body, utilized for maintenance, reproduction, and growth
Aids in preventing disease and promoting health

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Nutrition

Question 1

Are essential for life and required for diet
Are substances or chemical compounds required by the animal for productive purposes
Build and repair tissues, give heat and energy, and regulate body processes

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Nutrients

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A mixture of the feed stuffs available for the animal to provide the nutrients

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Diet

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Are composed of 20 amino acids

Can be calculated by multiplying percentage of nitrogen by 6.25

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Protiens

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Organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group

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Amino acids

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Are composed only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Are the main source of energy
Comprise 65-75% of dry weight in grains, forages, and roughages

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Carbohydrates

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Sugars
Quickly digested
Quick source of energy
Contain refined sugars and few essential vitamins and minerals

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Simple carbohydrates

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Starches
Require longer to digest
Usually packed with fiber, vitamins, and minerals

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Complex carbohydrates

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Are used as energy
Are broken down into two types
Are composed of glycerol esterified to 3 fatty acids
Can vary in length and saturation

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Lipids (fats)

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Typically of animals origin

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Fats

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Typically of plant or marine origin

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Oils

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Is the presences of double bonds

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Saturation

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Have no double bonds

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Saturated fatty acids

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Have on or more double bonds

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Unsaturated fatty acids

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Are present in food and required by the body in small amounts
Regulate metabolism and maintenance for normal growth and functioning

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Vitamins

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Are stored in body fat and in the liver when not in use

Taken in excess can be harmful, as they do not readily leave the body

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Fat solvable vitamins

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Can be dissolved in water
Aren’t stored in the body and must be replenished daily
Contain little health concern if excessive amounts are consumed

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Water soluble vitamins

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Aids in releasing energy from carbohydrates
Helps with nerve function
Plays a key role in glucose metabolism
Requirements are influenced by animal size, genetic factors, and physiological status

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Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)

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Is required for normal cell activity to occur and for maturation of red blood cells
More important in a ruminant than in a non-ruminant
Involved in carbohydrate and fat metabolism
Helps with protein synthesis
Mainly stored in the liver

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Vitamin B-12

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Is found only in animals 
Aids in vision including night vision
Essential for proper kidney function
Used for development of bones, teeth and nerve tissues 
Helps maintain a healthier immune system
Mostly stored in the liver

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Vitamin A

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Is formed by the presence of sunlight upon certain sterols
Promotes growth and maintenance of bones and teeth
Aids in regulation of blood calcium levels
Increases the absorption from the digestive tract and metabolic use of phosphorus and calcium

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Vitamin D

Question 21

Made by bacteria in the rumen
Essential in the liver for the production of prothrombin
Required for the synthesis of plasma clotting factors

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Vitamin K