Test 1 Part 2 Flashcards
How important is water in the animal body?
It is the most essential component of every cell
How much of the blood is water?
90%
How much of the bone is water?
45%
How much of the muscle is water?
75%
How much of the enamel is water?
5%
Where can you find fat in an animal’s body?
In the cell membranes (they are composed of phospholipids)
What kind of tissue is fat?
Adipose tissue
What is adipose tissue?
Energy storage site in the body
Where is protein present?
In every cell of the body
What minerals are in bones and teeth?
Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium
What minerals are found in tissues?
Sulfur and Phosphorus(ATP)
What minerals are found in body fluids?
Sodium, Potassium, Chlorine(electrolytes)
What minerals are found in blood?
Iron(hemoglobin)
How much of the body is composed of carbohydrates?
Less than 1%
Where can you find carbohydrates?
Blood (free glucose), muscle and liver (glycogen)
With what does water undergo the greatest change?
Age
What are changes in water content due to?
Fat
As animal fat (increases or decreases) water (increases or decreases)
Increases; decreases
What is the composition of a pork chop?
80% protein 20% ash
What kind of diet does a pig have?
Corn (starch)
What kind of digestion does a pig undergo?
Hydrolytic
What is the composition of a ribeye steak?
80% protein 20% ash
What kind of diet does a steer have?
Grass (cellulose)
What kind of digestion does a steer undergo?
Fermentive and Hydrolytic
What is hydrolytic digestion?
Where all digestive enzymes are secreted by animal tissue
Where does hydrolytic digestion occur?
Stomach, and mainly small intestine
What does the pancreas do?
Secretes enzymes
What species use hydrolytic digestion?
All species
What is fermentive digestion?
Where enzymes are microbial origin (primarily bacteria and protozoa)
Where does fermentive digestion occur?
Rumen, cecum
What do the rumen and cecum contain?
A viable microbial population
What do microbes do?
They secrete enzymes, NOT the animal’s organs
What species use fermentive digestion?
Herbivores and Hind-gut fermenters
What is the esophagus for?
Transportation
What does the mouth do in monogastric animals?
Food Acquisition
Mechanical breakdown (mastication)
Saliva
What is saliva used for in monogastric animals?
Adding moisture
Buffer
Taste
Amylase (Swine) (less than 1%)
What does amylase do?
It starts starch digestion in pigs
What are the two secretions in the stomach?
HCl and Pepsinogen
Where does HCl secrete from?
Parietal Cells
What is the pH of parietal cells?
2
What does HCl do?
It activates pepsinogen to turn it into pepsin
Where does pepsinogen secrete from?
Chief cells
What does pepsin do?
Starts the digestion of protein
What regulates the passage of feed?
Pyloric region
What is chyme?
Digesta as it leaves the stomach
What happens to starch in the small intestine of monogastric animals?
Turns into glucose
What happens to fiber in the small intestine of monogastric animals?
Nothing. It is not digested
What is digested in the small intestine of monogastric animals? Absorbed?
Carbohydrates, fats, protein
Minerals and vitamins
What happens to triglycerides in the small intestine of of monogastric animals?
They turn into glycerol and fatty acids
What happens to true protein in the small intestine of monogastric animals?
Turns into amino acids, but some are not digested
What happens to non-protein N in the small intestine of monogastric animals?
It goes out
What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What happens in the large intestine of monogastric animals?
Water is absorbed as are minerals and water soluble vitamins
Where do vitamins go in the large intestine?
Portal vane
Where does the esophagus empty at?
Junction between reticulum and rumen
What is the mouth used for in ruminant animals?
Food acquisition and saliva
What is the most important part of the mouth?
Tongue
Do ruminant animals have teeth?
They have no upper teeth
What does saliva do in ruminant animals?
Adds moisture
Acts as a buffer
No amylase
Where do enzymes come from in monogastric animals?
Small intestine and pancreas
Where do enzymes come from in ruminant animals?
Bacteria(25-30 billion/mL) and protozoa(200-500,000/mL)
There can be fungi
What happens to starch in the reticulo-rumen of ruminant animals?
Turns into microbe nrg which turns into volatile fatty acids
What is digested in the reticulo-rumen of ruminant animals? Absorbed?
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins
Vitamins
What happens to fiber in the reticulo-rumen of ruminant animals?
Turns into microbe nrg which turns into VFA
Where are VFAs absorbed from?
Rumen wall
What happens to triglycerides in the reticulo-rumen of ruminant animals?
Turn into glycerol and fatty acids
What happens to true proteins in the reticulo-rumen of ruminant animals?
Turn into microbial protein
Some by-pass goes to small intestine
What happens to Non-protein N in the reticulo-rumen of ruminant animals?
Turn into microbial protein
What are the 3 types of VFAs?
2 carbon (acetic acid) 3 carbon (propanoic acid) 4 carbon (butyric acid)
What vitamins are are absorbed in the reticulo-rumen?
B vitamins
Cobalt, cobalamine
What happens in the Omasum?
Water absorption
What does the omasum look like?
It has many folds
What is the abomasum?
True stomach
What happens in the abomasum?
HCl is secreted
Pepsinogen turns into pepsin
What is digested in the small intestine of ruminant animals? Absorbed?
Fatty acids, proteins
Minerals, vitamins
What is the small intestine the major site for in ruminant animals?
Digestion and absorption (digest leaving the rumen)
Are carbohydrates digested in the small intestine of ruminants?
No. They are all in the rumen
What happens to microbial proteins in the small intestine of ruminant animals?
They turn into amino acids
What happens to By-pass protein in the small intestine of ruminant animals?
They turn into amino acids
What happens in the large intestine of ruminant animals?
Water absorption, mineral and vitamin absorption
In young ruminants, what is their digestive system like?
Essentially monogastric. Only the abomasum is functional
What happens at 3 weeks old in ruminants?
The rumen begins to become functional
What happens at 3 months or 4 months old in ruminants?
They are fully functional
What is the esophageal groove?
A muscle that during the first 3-4 months of life it is active.
What stimulates the esophageal groove to close?
Nursing
What is the purpose of the esophageal groove?
To make the milk by-pass the rumen and go to the abomasum
What does regurgitate mean?
To cast up “digested” feed to the mouth
What does ruminate mean?
Regurgitation, chewing, reswallowing
What is eructate?
Elimination of gas via belching
What is gas produced by?
Bacteria and protozoa
What gas are produced in ruminant animals?
CO2 and CH4
What does bloat mean?
The inability to expel gas
What is the process of feeding in ruminant animals?
Swallow…regurgitate…chew bolus…swallow…another bolus regurgitated
What is the process of rumination?
Regurgitate…chew bolus…re-swallow