Animal Nutrition

Look at the totals at the bottom of this chart. Does this meal meet the diet needs of a lion?

The lion requires:

5.5 -6.8 kg of food , >1.32 kg of protein, and > .5 kg of fat.

• yes

• no

Which type of carbohydrate is more easy for animals to digest?

• Simple

• Complex

Which vitamin below is the water soluble vitamin

• C

• K

• D

• E

Which animal needs to have the most nutrient dense diet of the animals below?

• Your dog that lays around all day.

• A horse sitting out back in grandpa's pasture

• A race horse

• A beef cow that has a 3 week calf

What would be an example of a supplement?

• Barley

• Salt Block

• Corn

• Pasture Grass

What type of feed are minerals and vitamins primarily in?

• Roughages

• Concentrates

• Supplements

True/False: Fats are liquid at room temperature.

• True

• False

Which essential nutrient is primarily responsible for building muscle and repairing the body?

• Carbohydrates

• Protein

• Fats/Oils

• Water

What are the two types of carbohydrates?

• Simple

• Macro

• Micro

• Complex

• Roughage

If we have a feed that has 14% crude fiber, what type of feed would it be classified as?

• Roughage

• Concentrate

• Supplement