nutrition

Question 1

kilocalorie

Answer 1

amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 c

Question 2

malnutrition

Answer 2

condition caused by a diet that contains suboptimal amounts of all essential nutrients

Question 3

obesity

Answer 3

condition of having a body weight 15% + greater than ideal

Question 4

total parenteral nutriton

Answer 4

delivery of all nutrients intravenously

Question 5

biological value

Answer 5

percentage of the amount of a nutrient absorbed that is utilized by the body

Question 6

tuarine

Answer 6

amino acid essential to felines found in mammal meat

Question 7

energy density

Answer 7

kcal per unit of feed

Question 8

gross energy

Answer 8

total energy potentially available in a feed

Question 9

essential nutrient

Answer 9

nutrient animal must obtain from food

Question 10

palatability

Answer 10

pleasantness of taste and texture of a food

Question 11

metabolizable energy

Answer 11

energy from a feed available to animal after subtraction of energy lost in feces and urine

Question 12

protein quality

Answer 12

how suitable the amino acid profile of a food is for the species

Question 13

enteral tube feeding

Answer 13

delivery of nutrients directly into the degestive tract via a rubber or plastic tube

Question 14

resting energy requirement

Answer 14

average amount of energy used by an animal while resting in a thermoneutral environment

Question 15

gastrotomy feeding tube

Answer 15

a tube of rubber or plastic that is incorrect through an incision in the skin and into the stomach to deliever food