Nutrition Flashcards
Nutrients
Protein, minerals, vitamins, energy, water
Factors affecting water intake
Feed intake, temperatures, water temperature, production stage, nitrogen in the body
Digestion
Chemical and physical breakdown of food in the gastrointestinal tract
Growth
Accumulation of protein in excess of utilization or loss
Classification of minerals
Macro and micro
Vitamins
Nutrients needed in specific amounts with a special function
Minerals
Skeletal and muscular formation and contractions,
Fat soluble vitamins
A D E K
Water soluble vitamins
B-vitamins and C
Advantages of rumen
Digest cellulose, builds amino acids, and proteins produces vitamin b and k and c
Classification of vitamins
Fat soluble and water soluble
Water soluble vitamins
B vitamins and c
Compartments of a ruminant stomach
Rumen, reticulum, abomasum and omasum