Livestock Nutrition

What are the six essential nutrients?

• water, proteins, fats, carbohydrates,vitamins, and minerals

• fats, protein, muscle, amino acids, and minerals

• fat soluble vitamins, water soluble vitamins, macrominerals, microminerals, and proteins

• none of the above

Which nutrient is the most important?

• protein

• carbohydrate

• water

• fats

The building blocks of proteins .....

• minerals

• vitamins

• amino acids

• macrominerals

__________ is a deadly condition for lactating cows on spring pastures, is a result of magnesium deficiency

• grass tetany

• hemoglobin

• white muscle disease

• amino acids

A potentially deadly condition in young calves that is a result of a selenium deficiency

• hemoglobin

• bloat

• colic

• white muscle disease

This is a disease that can occur in all ruminant animals, refers to the rapid fermentation of concentrated grains and lush roughage pastures.

• colic

• bloat

• grass tetany

• white muscle disease

nutritional diseases can be caused by .....

• feeding great products

• malnurishment

• genetics

• none of the above

Which of the following is not a symptom of a NUTRITIONAL disease?

• lethargy

• runny nose

• lameness

• aborting pregnancies

Which of the following is NOT a common digestive system in livestock?

• monosacharide

• ruminant

• hind-gut fermenter

• avian

This nutritional disease is a general term for abdominal pain, but can be as serious as animal with a twisted stomach

• bloat

• colic

• grass tetany

• white muscle disease