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WorksheetsLivestock Digestion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
The main function of the digestive system is
To break food into usable parts
To keep the stomach full
To help the animal enjoy food
To absorb nutrients in the bloodstream
A nutrient is
Any substance that enters the digestive system.
A vitamin within food.
Any substance needed for life.
Food and water.
Nutrients include
Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.
Carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes.
Proteins and carbohydrates.
Grain and fiber.
The two different types of digestive systems are
Gastric and ruminant.
Monogastric and ruminant.
Regular and multi-stomach.
Ruminant and multi-ruminant.
Which system is made of the mouth, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine?
Gastric
Ruminant
Monogastric
Regular
The ruminant system is made up of
The mouth, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
The mouth, stomach with 4 compartments, small intestine, and large intestine.
The mouth, stomach, gallbladder, kidneys, and intestine.
The stomach, small intestine, gallbladder, and large intestine.
The compartments of a ruminant stomach are
The rumen, omasum, abomasum, and diverticulum.
The rumen, reticulum, and abomasum.
The rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum.
The small compartment, the middle compartment, and the large compartment.
In the monogastric stomach
the small intestine is where most of the nutrients are absorbed.
the large intestine is where most of the nutrients are absorbed
the stomach is where most of the nutrients are absorbed
the kidneys are where most of the nutrients are absorbed
In the ruminant stomach
Each compartment performs a slightly different function
Each compatment digests different types of food
animals store hay
Food is distributed to the diffeent compartments depending on size
The ruminant stomach is
good at digesting grass and other roughages
good at digesting grains
not capable of digesting meat
Capable of digesting just about anything
Common types of livestock that are ruminants include
Sheep, pigs, goats, and chickens
Cattle, pigs, and goats
Cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats
Cattle, sheep, and goats
A ration is
the amount of food given to an animal in a 24 hour period
the amount of food given to an animal at each feeding
the amount of food an animal can eat
a type of emergency food
What are the 3 types of food given to animals?
concentrates, forages, and supplements
grain, hay, and grass
Vitamins, minerals, and proteins
appetizer, main course, and dessert
What role does water play in an animal's stomach?
It makes it possible to absorb nutrients.
It softens feed and carries it through the digestive tract.
It makes feed easier to swallow.
It seperates the nutrients from waste.
Animals grow best with
A ration that includes a lot of protein.
A ration that includes al the vitamins.
A balanced ration.
Lots of hay and grass.
