Nutrition Review

What is nutrition?

• process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth, based on life stage and body requirements

• total amount and kind of feed that an animal is provided during a 24-hour period

• feed ingredients with crude fiber levels over 18%

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What is a ration?

• total amount and kind of feed that an animal is provided during a 24-hour period

• a single feed component in a form and at a level that will help support the life of an animal

What is a herbivore?

• Animal that eats only meat

• Animal that eats only plants

• Animal that eats plants and meat

• Animal that eats only fish

What is a carnivore?

• Animal that eats only plants

• Animal that eats only meat

• Animal that eats both plants and meat

• Animal that eats only fruit

A roughage is when the feed ingredients have protein levels over 18%.

• True

• False

What is the primary source of energy made of sugars, starches, cellulose, and gums?

• Proteins

• Fats and Oils

• Carbohydrates

• Vitamins

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What supplies materials to build body tissues such as muscles, skin, and hair?

• Proteins

• Fats and oils

• Minerals

• Carbohydrates

Water makes up 40-80% of an animal's body and is the most important nutrient.

• True

• False

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Which ration meets basic nutrient requirements that keep vital body processes functioning?

• Maintenance

• Work

• Fattening

• Reproduction

What ration is needed for increasing the size of bones, muscles, organs, and connective tissue.

• Work

• Production

• Growth

• Animal Planet

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