Definitions 10,11

Question 1

Feed intake regulation

Answer 1

Interrelated mechanisms that attempt to regulate energy intake in relation to energy expenditure

Question 2

Hunger

Answer 2

The complex of sensations which compels an animal to obtain food

Question 3

Satiety

Answer 3

The complex of sensations which compels an animal to stop eating

Question 4

Palatability

Answer 4

The degree of readiness with which a particular feed is selected and eaten

Question 5

Ventromedial nucleus

Answer 5

Part of the hypothalamus that influences the animal to stop eating. “Satiety Centre”

Question 6

Lateral nucleus

Answer 6

Part of the hypothalamus that influences the animal to start eating. “Hunger Centre”

Question 7

Anti-nutritional factor

Answer 7

Natural component of feedstuffs that interfere with the digestion, absorption or utilization of nutrients or energy

Question 8

Toxin

Answer 8

harmful substance that is produced by living things

Question 9

Poison

Answer 9

Any chemical that is harmful to health; can be inorganic or organic

Question 10

Contaminants

Answer 10

Material inadvertently included in a feed; may or may not be poisonous

Question 11

Mycotoxins

Answer 11

Toxins produced by molds that colonize crops