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Type of colon of dogs and cats

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unsacculated colon (have little or no cecal capacity)

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Ruminants, pseudoruminants, and nonruminats are what type of fermentors?

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Pregastric

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3
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A horse has a digestive tract similar to what animal?

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Hog

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4
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What digestive organ is absent in horses?

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Gallbladder

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5
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Also called the true stomach in ruminants

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Abomasum

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6
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The physiological maximum rumination time in cattle is

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10-12 hrs/day

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7
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Term for the periodic belching of rumen gas

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Eructation

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8
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Reticulorumen: Fermentation of carbohydrates results in the production of (3 answers)

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Volatile fatty acids,
Carbon dioxide,
Methane

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9
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Reticulorumen: Fermentation of soluble proteins and amino acid results in the production of (2 answers)

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Ammonia,
Volatile fatty acids

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10
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Reticulorumen: Unsaturated fatty acids are mostly modified into _____

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trans-fatty acid

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11
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Most of the water-soluble vitamins are synthesized in great abundance at what part of the digestive tract (ruminants)?

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Rumen

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12
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Most absorption of nutrients occurs in what parts of the small intestine? (2 answers)

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Jejunum, Ileum

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13
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Vitamin synthesis occurs in what digestive organ?

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Cecum

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14
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Which nutrient produces the highest metabolic water per gram of food?

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Fat

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15
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In pig stomach, this is the site of production of acid digestive enzymes

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Fundus

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16
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What essential amino acid is not naturally produced by a cat’s body?

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Taurine

17
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Blood platelets have high % of ___

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Lipid (51-58)

18
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Fat soluble vitamins

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