Nutrients Flashcards
The 6 Nutrient Categories (In order)
- Water
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Lipids
- Minerals
- Vitamins
What of the 6 Nutrient Categories contain energy?
carbohydrates and proteins
Maintenance Production Stage
neither gaining nor losing body energy
True maintenance is rare in livestock, why?
we keep them for an end product, or they do something for us, so they’re not pasture pets (breeding, growing, etc)
Growth and Development Production Stage
greater nutrient demand in young until puberty
- deficiency shows up quickly (iron shots for piglets)
- compensatory growth (if animals are deprived of nutrients they get them again and compensate)
How are energy needs best achieved in growth and development?
by digestibility which is key during the growth phase cause this is when they need the most nutrients to grow
How does frame size affect nutrient demands in growth and development?
When an animal is small framed they reach puberty and mature weight at a shorter time
Reproduction Production Stage
nutrient keys: energy and protein
- deficiency or excess can result in low fertility/absorption
- energy needs greatest in last 1/3 of gestation
- can use dam’s tissue in moderate deficiency
Work Production Stage
nutrient keys: energy and minerals and water
- simple carbohydrates are essential and easily used as energy
- sweating = increased need for Na and CI, K, B Vit. and WATER
Lactation Production Stage
nutrient keys: energy, water, and protein
- great demand for nutrients, ESPECIALLY ENERGY
- water is critical short-term
- long term protein and minerals play a role and can lead to body depletion
- peak production causes body condition loses
WATER
- most important and abundant nutrient, should be offered ad libitum
- over 70% of animals fat-free body weight
- negative correlation w/ body fat and age, 90-95% of blood is water
- water deficiency impacts every other nutrient
- Dr Williamson Quote “Cool, Clean, and Abundant”
- Minerals in water account for them when balancing rations
Where is water present in body?
Intracellular - muscle, skin cells
Extracellular - fuilds
Water loss and how factors impact it
- Urine
- Feces (cattle have watery cause they don’t absorb a lot of water)
- Skin surface
- Respiration
- Milk or other products
Water Functions
- Solvent (Digestive - feed consumed mixed w/ fluid allowing water-soluble digestion, Circulatory - blood formation to carry nutrients and oxygen, Metabolic - chemical reactions like enzymes)
- Temperature Regulation - evaporative cooling
- Structural - maintain cell shape (when deprived of fluid the cell shrinks)
- Decreases Friction - lubricants and cushion joints and organs
- Transport - nutrients via blood and other body fluids to site metabolism, waste product removal eliminated in urine and digestive tract
Progressive Water Deficiences Syndroms
- Decreased food intake
- Decreased performance, especially w/ high production
- Weight loss through dehydration
- Increase Nitrogen, Sodium, and Potassium excretion
- Death
6 Factors Affecting Water Consumption
- DM Intake - volume and type; (high in protein because of Nitrogen increases water intake, high in mineral salts increases water intake, high in fiber increases water intake, high in moisture decreases water intake)
- Environmental Factors - temperature and humidity
- Access to Water - location, type of trough, competition
- Stage of Production - lactation
- Urinary System - sheep reabsorb water from large intestine
- Water Quality - cool, clean, and familiar (they like the same smelling water and can be picky)
Water Consumption
Swine - 2.5-5 gal/hd/day (2:1 w/ dry feed)
Sheep - 1-4 gal/hd/day
Cattle - 10-14 gal/hd/day
Horses - 10-14 gal/hd/day
Poultry - 2:1 w/ dry feed
Water Sources
- Drinking Water
- Water content in feed (grains and dry hay 9-13%, silage 65-75%, rain or dew may decrease water intake cause if grazing
EX: dairy consume 20 lbs of feed with 50% DM intake, consume 10 lbs of water
When does water absoprtion occur
- Ruminants - rumen, mainly omasum, ilium, jejunum, and mainly large intestine
- Other Species - ileum, jejunum, cecum, and mainly large intestine
Carbohydrates (sugars, fibers, starches)
- made up of 6 carbons, 12 hydrogen, 6 oxygen; ratio 1:2:1
- Primary Component in livestock feed/diets
- main energy and fiber source (also energy source in ruminants as volatile fatty acids)
- structural component in cells, cell content (storage CHO like sugars and starches), cell walls (structural CHO like cellulose and hemicellulose)
Why are carbohydrates the primary component in livestock feed/diets?
Has the most energy, is easy to digest, and is the cheapest because it’s renewable
Carbohydrates are..
- sugars, starches, and fibers
- fiber isn’t for every species because it’s slower energy (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin)
- Makes up 80% of DM in cereal grains and 70% in forages
Monosaccharaides
- 1 Sugar molecule (glucose, fructose, and galactose)
Disaccharides
2 sugar molecules (sucrose, maltose, lactose)
Polysaccharides
many sugar molecules (starch, alpha linkage) (cellulose and hemicellulose, beta linkage)
- others are pectins, gums, lignins, silica that aren’t digestible by minerals
Types of CHO
Simple Non-Structural, Complex Structural
Simple Non-Structural Carbohydrates
- easily digested
- come from energy feeds (grains, molasses, pulp)
- contains sugars (easily broken down) and starches (enzyme breakdown)
- AKA Nitrogen Free Extract (NFE)
Complex Structural CHO
- more difficult to breakdown
- found mostly in roughages
- contains cellulose, hemicellulose (digestible) and lignin (indigestible)
- AKA crude fiber
CHO Structural Component in Cell
- Cell Content - Storage CHO sugars and starches
- Cell Walls - structural CHO cellulose and hemicellulose
Functions of CHO
- MAIN - ENERGY SOURCE (GLUCOSE)
- Building blocks for other nutrients
- turned into volatile fatty acids for energy and ruminants
- extra CHO stored as glycogen in liver and muscle cells, then as fats
Enzyme Breakdown of CHO
- Amylase - from salivary and pancreas that act on alpha 1,4 bond in the starch = glucose + maltose + isomaltose
- Maltase - secreted by brush border membrane, acts on alpha 1,4 bond in maltose = glucose + maltose
- Isomastase - secreted by brush border membrane acts on alpha 1,6 in starch and isomaltose = glucose
- Sucrase - secreted by brush border membrane acts on sucrose = glucose + fructose
- Lactase - secreted by brush border membrane acts on lactose = glucose + galactose (not all species)
- Cellulase - secreted by microorganism acts on cellulose = glucose
Why don’t all species have lactase?
Not all species consume milk, like avian so they don’t produce lactase to break down lactose
Digestion of Crude Fiber
- cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are poorly digested except by ruminants and limitedly by herbivores
- they can be digested by microbial enzymes in herbivores and ruminant animals
- Nitrogen Free Extract, such as sugars and starches, are readily digested by CHO splitting enzymes (CHO)
- ALL CHO MUST BE BROKEN DOWN TO MONOSACCHARIDES (GLUCOSE, GALACTOSE, FRUCTOSE) FOR THEM TO BE ABSORBED FROM THE SMALL INTESTINE INTO THE ENTEROCYTE
CHO Absorption in Monogastrics
- polysaccharides broken down into monosaccharides (glucose, galactose, fructose)
- monosaccharides must be absorbed into and out of the enterocyte
- liver converts galactose and fructose to glucose
- glucose is transported to cells requiring energy
- insulin influences the rate of cellular uptake
- liver is “grand central” for CHO metabolism (all come in and sent out)
End Products of CHO Digestion
- MOSTLY Glucose - absorbed across lumen (with Na+), needs Na+/K pump (energy req.), used in cell or transported to portal blood
- Galactose - same as glucose but then must be converted to glycose by liver
Proteins
- Complex organic compounds (Contain Carbon); found throughout the body in muscle, bone, ski, hair, and almost every other body tissue enzymes that power many chemical reacitons
- Hemoglobin carries oxygen in the blood
- at least 10,000 different proteins
- total protein in the animals body >20% in young, growing animals to 10% in older, mature animals.
- highest concentration in body next to water
Why is animal protein percentage different in stages of production?
Different because the body needs more protein when growing to build bones and muscle, etc.
What are proteins?
Long chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
Polypeptide
Long linear chain of amino acids, Proteins are polypeptides that fold 3D, because of bonding between amino groups and carboxyl group.
What are amino acids?
- Proteins are made up on amino acids which contain C, H, O, and always Nitrogen (Sulfur and Phosphorus on occasion)
- long chains of amino acids are linked by peptide bonds = protein arrangements of AA and the length of the chain determines the function
- Every protein varies in number and order of AA, ALL 20 are standard AA necessary at cellular level
True Protein
only amino acids
Non Protein Nitrogen
contains nitrogen and may be converted to protein by bacterial action (urea)
Crude Protein
total protein on tage
- protein and all other nitrogen-containing compounds
- CP = %N x 6.25 is the typical value given for a feed on the tag
Why 6.25 for crude protein?
Because they typically weight about 16% Nitrogen, and 16/100 = 6.25 which is the crude protein value