Basic Livestock Nutrition Quiz

What is the definition of Nutrition in the context of Basic Livestock Nutrition?

• Substance or chemical compound required by the animal for productive purposes

• Interrelated steps involved in assimilating food by the animal for use in tissue repair, growth and normal function

• Nutrients consumed in breads, vegetables, and/or meats

• Grains and by-products used by animals

What is a Nutrient according to Basic Livestock Nutrition?

• Mixture of feedstuffs available for the animal to provide the nutrients

• Total amount of material an animal would be consuming in one day

• Substance or chemical compound required by the animal for productive purposes

• Associated with human food

What is the term for grains and by-products used by animals?

• Food

• Feed

• Foodstuffs

• Feedstuffs

What does the term 'Ration' refer to in Basic Livestock Nutrition?

• Mixture of feedstuffs available for the animal to provide the nutrients

• Total amount of material an animal would be consuming in one day

• Simple stomach; humans, pigs, and horses

• Multi-compartmented stomach; cattle and sheep

Which animals are considered Monogastrics?

• Cattle and sheep

• Humans, pigs, and horses

• Only pigs

• Only horses

What is the definition of Ruminants in Basic Livestock Nutrition?

• Simple stomach; humans, pigs, and horses

• Multi-compartmented stomach; cattle and sheep

• Grains and by-products used by animals

• Mixture of feedstuffs available for the animal to provide the nutrients