Species Specific Diets

Species Specific Diets

Animal Nutrition

​1. Diets are mostly comprised of roughages.

2. Concentrates are fed to provide a variety of nutrients.

3. Younger animals cannot process as much roughage as mature animals.

4. Fattening animals should be fed less roughage than other life stages

Cattle, sheep, and goats

​Diets are composed primarily of concentrates.

Swine & Poultry

Multiple Choice

How do you tell the difference between a concentrate and roughage?

• Crude Fiber

• Crude Fat

• Protein

• Salt

Dogs

1. Typically fed commercially processed varieties

2. Puppies need a diet higher in protein than adult dogs.

3. Food intake should be regulated by activity level.
4. Dogs are omnivores.

Cats

1. Typically fed commercially processed varieties

2. Cats need twice as much protein as dogs.

3. Approximately 10% of their diet should be fat.

Multiple Choice

What is an omnivore?

• Animal that eats plants

• Animal that eats meat

• Animal that eats plants and meat

Rabbits and Pocket Pets

1. Best to use pelleted commercial feeds and keep diet consistent

2. Avoid overfeeding them leafy green vegetables.

3. If you mix a ration, it should have a wide range of food.

Reptiles & Amphibians

1. Prefer to eat animal proteins

2. Examples: snakes eat mice, turtles eat meat, and amphibians eat earthworms and insects.
3. Most snakes are carnivores.

1. Most prefer a diet of cereal grains or oil seeds.

2. Fruit and nectar birds eat oranges, grapes, and apple slices.

Birds

Fish

1. Their diet is affected by water temperature.

2. Generally eat more when the water temperature is higher

3. Commercially produced flakes are best for smaller fish.

4. Shrimp, krill, and plankton can be fed to larger fish.

Multiple Choice

What is a carnivore?

• Animal that eats plants

• Animal that eats meat

• Animal that eats plants and meat