Free Printable ANIMAL NUTRITION

1.

Which essential nutrient helps form, build, and repair muscles?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Minerals

c)

Protein

d)

Vitamins

2.

Which essential nutrient STORES energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Fat

c)

Protein

d)

Minerals

3.

Which essential nutrient is an organic substance that is naturally occurring?

a)

Fat

b)

Minerals

c)

Vitamins

d)

Protein

4.

Which essential nutrient makes up 70% of an animal’s body?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Water

c)

Protein

d)

Minerals

5.

Which type of feed gives a nutritional boost to a ration?

a)

Concentrate

b)

Roughage

c)

Supplement

6.

What type of feed has more than 18% crude fiber?

a)

Concentrate

b)

Roughage

c)

Supplement

7.

What type of feed provides minimal energy?

a)

Concentrate

b)

Roughage

c)

Supplement

8.

What type of feed has less than 18% crude fiber?

a)

Concentrate

b)

Roughage

c)

Supplement

9.

We have learned in class that animals have different nutritional requirements. Read each situation carefully and choose the option that best represents each animal’s nutritional requirements:
A 5 month old pig getting ready for the market livestock show:

a)

Gestation/Lactation

b)

Growth

c)

Maintenance

d)

Work

10.

We have learned in class that animals have different nutritional requirements. Read each situation carefully and choose the option that best represents each animal’s nutritional requirements.
A 7 year old team of Belgian Draft horses used 5 times a week at a tourist attraction.

a)

Gestation/Lactation

b)

Growth

c)

Maintenance

d)

Work

11.

We have learned in class that animals have different nutritional requirements. Read each situation carefully and choose the option that best represents each animal’s nutritional requirements.

15 year old gelding used a few times a year for a grandpa to give his grandkids a horseback ride.

a)

Gestation/Lactation

b)

Growth

c)

Maintenance

d)

Work

12.

We have learned in class that animals have different nutritional requirements. Read each situation carefully and choose the option that best represents each animal’s nutritional requirements.
3 year old sow with a litter of piglets.

a)

Gestation/Lactation

b)

Growth

c)

Maintenance

d)

Work

13.

The following are all examples of feed for certain reasons or life stages, except for:

a)

growth

b)

reproduction

c)

lactation

d)

intelligence

14.

Which is not a material that provides nutrients?

a)

fats

b)

vitamins

c)

water

d)

air

15.

Animals need which of the following minerals below?

a)

cesium

b)

helium

c)

potassium

d)

lead

16.

Which is not an antioxidant?

a)

Vitamin e

Vitamin E

b)

Vitamin C

c)

calcium

17.

Which of the feed additives is responsible for a growing current medical crisis?

a)

wormers

b)

Vitamin C

c)

antioxidants

d)

antibiotics

18.

How many stomachs does a ruminant have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

19.

Antibiotics is a

a)

Roughage

b)

Supplement

c)

Additive

d)

Concentrate

20.

The major source of fats and oils in animal feeds are:

a)

Grains & protein concentrates

b)

Manure & urine

c)

Petroleum products

d)

Vitamins & minerals

21.

If a livestock farmer who mixes feed on the farm needs an animal protein source that has a high percent protein, which of these should be selected?

a)

Barley

b)

Fish meal

c)

Soybean meal

d)

Wheat

22.

What is added to feed to improve the palatability and reduce dust?

a)

Blood meal

b)

Hay

c)

Molasses

d)

Urea

23.

Ruminants are animals that have a single stomach such as pigs, humans and horses.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Proteins are organic compounds made up of amino acids.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Saturated fats are liquid at room temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Butter, cheese and animal fat are saturated fats.

a)

True

b)

false

27.

Palatable means that the food tastes good.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Feed costs run 75% of the total cost of raising animals.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

In the compound NaCl (table salt) Na is a gas.

a)

True

b)

Flase

30.

Which of the following is NOT an essential nutrient?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Water

c)

Vitamins

d)

Minerals

31.

Scurvy is a lack of

a)

Vitamin E

b)

Vitamin K

c)

Selenium

d)

Vitamin C

32.

The controversy over antibiotics in livestock feed has to do with

a)

GMO's

b)

stem cells

c)

antibiotic resistant bacteria resulting in endangering humans

d)

lowering the age of puberty in humans

33.

All the following are roughage except for

a)

Hay

b)

Straw

c)

Pasture

d)

Oats

34.

The type of feed that is used day-to-day to keep and animal healthy and necessary for maintaining life is called

a)

Growth

b)

Production

c)

Maintenance

d)

Work

35.

The type of feed used to encourage milf, eggs, wool/hair,etc is called

a)

Growth

b)

Production

c)

Fattening

d)

Work

36.

The type of feed to be used by young animals is called

a)

Maintenance

b)

Growth

c)

Fattening

d)

Work

37.

The type of feed to be used to increase an animals weight and meat marbling prior to being butchered is called

a)

Growth

b)

Maintenance

c)

Fattening

d)

Reproduction

38.

Our bodies do have the element gold in trace amounts (.2mg).

a)

true

b)

False

39.

The two types of feeding are scheduled and _______ feeding.

a)

two-a-day

b)

three-a-day

c)

free-for-all

d)

free access

40.

Nutrition is a

a)

Buzz word

b)

Science

c)

Art

d)

Theory

ANIMAL NUTRITION

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

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