NutrIENT ANALYSIS Flashcards
Fecal bag
Collection for urine and fecal matter
esophageal collection
collected what they ate
What does rumination fermentation produce and what happens when all of the rumen is removed?
Fermentation produces heat, and when the rumen is removed the ruminant animal will freeze.
What are the 4 parts of the stomach in a ruminant?
rumen, reticulum, omasum abomasum
in vivo
testing with living subjects such as animals, plants, or cells. ex: fecal bag/ crate
in vitro
testing done outside a living organism. ex: test tubes
In sacco
Is the artificial bag technique, ex: nylon bags
Why are most research fecal palates done on steers?
They are done mainly on steers because if it was done on heifers it would not only collect fecal matter but urine as well due to the position of the urethra
in fimo
samples derived from human and animal excrement and examined carefully
What ways can you research and measure digestibility
In vivo, In vitro, and In situ
what type of acid is in bird manure
uric acid
what are kittens very particular about and why?
Kittens are very particular about their mouth therefore they have a hard time with kibbles
what does the ileal canola measure
it measures the small intestine digestibility
what does cecal canola measure
measures cecal digestibility
What are 2 gender factors in research?
only using males and their response to caretakers in research
