7.0 Animal Science I

The best plant protein source for a livestock farmer to mix with their feed is:

• corn

• oats

• silage

• soybean meal

Which nutrients, found in unknown or varying amounts in many different feed materials, are included in commercial animal feed premixes to supply adequate amounts?

• Carbohydrates

• Fats and oils

• Vitamins and minerals

• water

To help it function properly, a chicken gizzard usually contains:

• eggs

• grit and gravel

• metal objects

• villi

Most plant protein sources have the plant name in front of the word:

• grain

• meal

• supplement

• urea

The main functions of the large intestine is to:

• absorb nutrients

• absorb water

• produce bile

• store roughage

The most certain source to prevent a mineral deficiency in animal feed is:

• corn

• pasture

• premix

• salt block

When the digestive system of a hog is observed, the dark brown organ beneath the stomach is the:

• esophagus

• liver

• rumen

• small intestine

The function of the crop in poultry digestion is:

• absorption

• excretion

• grinding

• storage

Inorganic compounds needed in small amounts in livestock feed are:

• fats and oils

• minerals

• proteins

• water

The part of the poultry digestive system where both feces and urine pass out of the body is the:

• crop

• gizzard

• small intestine

• vent