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Nutrition Flashcards

1
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Ab libitum

A

Free choice feeding

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2
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Adipose tissue

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Fatty tissue

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3
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Anorexia

A

Loss of appetite

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4
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Ascorbic acid

A

Vitamin c

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5
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Biological value

A

Protein quality

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6
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Cachectic

A

Extreme weight loss and poor body conditioning

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7
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Caecal pellets

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Moist faecal pellets passed by rabbits at night that are eaten.

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8
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Carapace

A

The shell of a tortoise or terrapin.

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9
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Cirrhosis

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A degenerative change usually with ref to the liver

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Crystalluria

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Formation of crystals in the urine.

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Deanimation

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A process of hydrolysis taking place in the liver by which amino acids are broken down and urea formed.

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12
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Ecamplsia

A

Acute toxiaemia in pregnancy

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13
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Elimination diet

A

Diet containing a novel protein source used to diagnose dietary sensitivity and pinpoint the protein to which the animal is unable to tolerate.

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14
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Enostosis

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A tumour of bony growth within the medullary cavity of the bone.

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15
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Goitre

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Enlarged thyroid gland

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16
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Homeostasis

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A tendency of biological systems to maintain stability while continually adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.

17
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Hyperkalaemia

A

Excessive blood potassium

18
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Hyperkeratosis

A

Hypertrophy of the horny layers of the skin

19
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Hypernatraemia

A

Excessive blood sodium

20
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Hyperplasia

A

Excessive formation of normal cells in a tissue or organ which subsequently increases in size.

21
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Hypertension

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Consistently high blood pressure

22
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Hypertrophy

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An increase in the size of a tissue or a structure caused by an increase in the size of the cells that compose it.

23
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Hypocalcaemia

A

Insufficient blood calcium

24
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Hypokalaemia

A

Insufficient blood potassium

25
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Hypnonatraemia

A

Insufficient blood sodium

26
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Malocclusion

A

Abnormality of dental development causing overlapping of the bite

27
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Mega oesophagus

A

Flaccid dilation of the oesophagus impairing the passage of food from the pharynx to the stomach.

28
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Metabolism

A

The sum of the physical and chemical processes by which living organised substance is built up and maintained (anabolism) and by which large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules to make energy available to the organism (catabolism)

29
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Pansteattitis

A

Yellow fat disease

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