Livestock Feeding Sections Final
Losing more than ______ of body water can be fatal
12 percent
Minerals can be divided into:
Two groups
For every pound of feed consumed by the animal:
Two to five pounds of water will be consumed
Feed accounts for _______ of the production cost of livestock
60 to 80 percent
The crude protein content of corn is:
8-10%
The crude protein of grain sorghum is
8-12%
Water can be provided to animals by the:
bowl wateres, automatic waterers, nipple waterers
What is the chickens organ of prehension?
Beak
Dry roughages are usually high in _____
Crude fiber
Food for animals is:
Feed
Feed can be provided to the animal through
Feeders, lick tanks, range cubes
An example of a simple stomached animal given in the presentation:
Poultry & Swine
What is fed to provide amino acids, but generally not used to provide energy?
Protein
The basic structural unit of animal cells are ______
Proteins
What is different in the mouth structure of cattle, sheep and goats compared to horses?
cattle, sheep and goats have a dental pad instead of upper incisors
Material leaving the reticulum would enter into what structure?
omasum
Pelleting, hammering, rollermilling and steam flaking are all examples of
processing
Soybean meal and cottonseed meal are usually fed to provide
protein
What is the chickens true stomach?
proventriculus
Processing
improves nutrient availability
An animals energy warehouse is ______
fat
Nutrients consumed by humans in breads and vegetables are
food
Prehension is a term referring to:
how an animal gathers food
How many ceca do chickens have?
two
The most important nutrient is:
water
The composition of the feed and the manufacturers location:
would be listed on the feed tag
Which of the following is an example of a mono gastric?
Horse
Animals need over _____ different minerals to maintain good health
21
A mixture of feedstuffs used to supply nutrients to an animal is:
A diet
The ____ is the true stomach in ruminant animals
Abomasum
Which of the following animals would have a reticular groove?
Calf & Lamb
Water ______ nutrients
Dissolves and transports
Proteins such as starch, cellulose, and simple sugars provide energy
False
The six classes of nutrients are water, carbohydrates, proteins, starches, vitamins and minerals.
False
Common energy feeds are ______ such as wheat, rice bran and tallow or lard
Grains
The integrated steps involved in assimilating food by the animal for use in tissue repair, growth and normal function is
Nutrition
The ______ is the first stomach in complex stomached animals
Rumen
Most nutrient absorption takes place in the _______
Small Intestine
What causes hairballs?
animals licking themselves
The cecum is comparable to what human organ?
appendix
The most common and abundant cereal grain is:
corn
Extrusion is used in the manufacturing of feed for:
dogs and cats
What is the horse's organ of prehension?
lips
Triticacle is a cross between
rye and wheat