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Nutrition Flashcards

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Transport or nutrients and excreta, cell component, temperature regulation, lubrication, metabolism

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Water

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Dietary energy supply, provides insulation and protection, source of essential- cell structure, precursor of hormones, serve as the carrier of fate soluble

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Fats and lipids

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C, B-complex

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Water soluble

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A,D,E,K

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Fat soluble

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Preparation of food for absorption, reduction in food particle size

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Digestion

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Passages of small molecule into the systems, passage is from the GI tracts -> cell

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Absorbtion

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Sum of all physical & chemical processes that occur within a biological system

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Metabolism

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Particle size reduction: mastication

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Mouth

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Little digestion, simply movement

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Esophagus

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Storage compartment, physical breakdown of feed, chemical digestion

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Stomach

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Enzymatic digestion, absorption of nutrients

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Small intestine

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Water resorption, storage of undigested food, microbial fermentation (limited absorption)

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Large intestine

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No chewing, instead of mouth

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Beak

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Enlargement of esophagus, more area than stomach

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Crop

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Secretes HCl, does not mix/grind

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Proventriculus

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Grinds feed to smaller particles, birds on fine rations could survive without it

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Gizzard

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Site of microbial fermentation in horse, production of volatile fatty acids, production of microbial protein, synthesis of B-vitamin by the microbes

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Cecum

18
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Eating own feces

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Coprophagy

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Use died energy (CHO) and N for own growth, excrete VFAs as a waste product

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Microbe

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Digest microbes to retrieve proteins & vitamins, VFAs (acetate, butyrate, propionate)

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Animal

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Measure of energy, other measures of energy used: NET ENERGY

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TDN total digestible nutrients

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Measure of lowely digestible material

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Crude fiber CF

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Measure of amino acids / nitrogenous cpds

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Crude Protein CP

24
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Feed constituent that is vital and functions in the support of life

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Nutrient

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