Past Question Final 2 Flashcards
Close-up period of dairy cows is defined as a period:
Last 3 weeks before parturition
What is NOT true!
During early lactation period, the cow could loose:
1-2 kg/day
2-3 kg/day
In horses, the VFAs produced, are mainly absorbed in the:
Colon
More resistant to Fumonisins are:
Poultry
Dogs and cats are considered overweight if:
Weighing 10-19% more than the optimal weight for their breed
Following is characteristics for type II of ketosis:
Generally occurs earlier in lactation
Hyperglycemia, Hyperinsulinemia
Propylene glycol as a feed supplement:
Increase proprionate within ruminal fluid
Linolenic acid is often completely hydrogenated in rumen in:
Stearic acid
The main precursors of milk fat do NOT include:
Propionic acid derived from rumen fermentation
Ammonia derived from rumen fermentation
Fat acidity No.
Presents number of free FA in 1 g of fat, is determined by titration with KOH Mg
Prebiotics are defined as:
Dietary nutrients that modify the balance of the microfloral population
Sub-acute ruminal acidosis (pH < 5.7) is caused by:
A rapid rate of VFA production
Decrease in catalase activity in feeds signifies:
An older seed
The greatest risk for grass tetany is when pastures soils are:
High in nitrogen
High in available potassium
Feed additives commonly used to prevent milk fever are:
Anionic salts
What is the optimal BCS at calving time:
3.25-3.5
The risk of grass tetany is high if the ratio K+/(Ca++ + Mg++) is above:
2.2
True or False
Dry matter in sow milk is higher than in cow milk
Protein in sow milk is higher than in cow milk
Fat in sow milk is higher than in cow milk
All TRUE
Feeding a negative DCAD diet 21 days before calving has been shown to prevent hypocalcemia. Diets should be formulated to result in a dietary DCAD of:
-100 to -150 mEq/1kg DM
Anaemia in pigs:
Is more often in piglets raised indoors
Is mainly a disease of the piglets because they are born with limited supplies of iron
Is caused by the lack of RBC in the blood
The biological effect of Lectins is:
Binding to carbohydrates on cell membrane causing agglutination of RBC
Pregnancy toxemia in ewes:
Is more often in ewes carrying twins or triplets
Is associated with high demand of glucose by foetus
Phytin phosphorus is:
Not effectively utilized in poultry
White muscle disease in lambs is associated with:
Deficiency of dietary Se and Vitamin E
Anti-pyridoxine is:
Anti-vitamin B6
Gossypol is a:
Phenol derived from the cotton plant, legume plant
The most common field fungi are species of:
Fusarium and Claviceps
The anti-nutrient activity of protease inhibitors is associated with:
Growth inhibition
Pancreatic hypertrophy
Nutritional management of Chronic renal disease in dogs includes:
Reducing hyperphosphatemia
Protein restriction
For each kilogram of milk in the mammary gland of the blood extracted about:
1.3g Ca
Ideally, forages, such as grass, hay or haylage should constitute at least about:
50% of the horse diet
Choose the Incorrect answer/s (In horses….)
The concentration of amylase in the pancreatic fluid is very high compared to other animal species
Protein digestion in the large intestine is very effivient
The biological effect of goitrogenic glycosides is:
Inhibition of production and secretion of thyroxin
What is true?
Cows colostrum contains compared to whole milk:
Almost 50 times more immunoglobins
Double dry matter content
