Preventative Medicine

Question 1

Issues with improper nutrition?

Answer 1

inability to maintain correct weight
weakened immune system
reduced food conversion (production animal)
increased risk of disease
nutrient deficiencies or excesses
reduced life span
poor performance
lethargy

Question 2

What is obesity?

Answer 2

Non-communicable nutritional disease

Question 3

Nutrition is a…

Answer 3

modifiable risk factor

Question 4

what are the 5 vital signs?

Answer 4

temp
pulse/heart rate
respiration
capillary refill time
nutrition/appetite
+ fat score

Question 5

Evidence based Equine nutrition –>

Answer 5

surrey library (book)

Question 6

websites

Answer 6

http://www.feedipedia.org

Question 7

What three animal factors do we have to know when creating a nutritional prescription?

Answer 7

Bodyweight
Fat score
Workload
(and sometimes age)

Question 8

bodyweight?

Answer 8

check that the animal is eating enough to keep guts healthy

Question 9

fat score?

Answer 9

check calorie intake

Question 10

workload/exercise? (or for production animals how much milk etc produced)

Answer 10

to ensure the correct nutrient quality and quantities

Question 11

3 food/feed factors?

Answer 11

what are they eating
how much are they eating
how are they being fed

Question 12

what are they eating:

Answer 12

is it appropriate for their digestive system
what forage what feed, raw vs manufactured

Question 13

how much are they eating:

Answer 13

check nutrient intake
weight not scoops

Question 14

how are they being fed?

Question 15

What does the nutrient value of feedstuffs depend upon?

Answer 15

how much the animal eats
the quality of the nutrients
the quality/physical presentation of food
whether the animal eats the food
what else is being fed

Question 16

Depends on feedstuffs and?

Answer 16

the digestive system of the animal

Question 17

what is feeding management?

Answer 17

eating patterns of individual animals or herds on a daily basis

Question 18

ration?

Answer 18

sequence and quantity of food

Question 19

nutrition?

Answer 19

the interaction between food and the body (digestive system)

Question 20

too much copper?

Answer 20

kills sheep

Question 21

6 major sources of nutrients?

Answer 21

protein
fats/oils
carbohydrates
vitamins
minerals
water

Question 22

what are carbohydrates broken down into?

Answer 22

volatile fatty acids

Question 23

what group of animals mainly require fats/oils?

Answer 23

ruminants

Question 24

calcium, think?

Answer 24

cow

Question 25

magnesium important in?

Answer 25

sheeps and cows

Question 26

sodium important in?

Answer 26

everything

Question 27

zinc good for?

Answer 27

hooves of animals

Question 28

selenium?

Answer 28

quite toxic - not lots of selenium supplements

Question 29

What are the B vits?

Answer 29

biotin
folic acid
niacin
D-pantothenic acid
Thiamine (B1)
riboflavin (B2)
Pyridoxine (B6)
Cobalamin (B12)

Question 30

Dodgy digestive system?

Answer 30

B vits supplement