Deck 2

Question 1

The risk of grass tetany is high if the ratio K+ (Ca plus Mg) is above:

Answer 1

2.2

Question 2

Peroxide value is a test for:

Answer 2

oxidative rancidity

Question 3

Lectins are deactivated by:

Answer 3

moist heat treatment

Question 4

Glycerol is used:

Answer 4

As feed supplement preventative for ketosis in dairy cows

Question 5

Especially sensitive for Fumonisins are:

Answer 5

pigs

Question 6

Obesity in dog and cat can be defined:

Answer 6

• as increase in fat tissue sufficient to contribute to disease
• is associated with a number of disease conditions, as well as reduced lifespan

Question 7

Solanine is:

Answer 7

a potato glycoalkaloid

Question 8

White muscle disease in lambs is associated with:

Answer 8

Deficiency of dietary Ca
Deficiency of dietary Se

Question 9

The main precursors of milk fat include:

Answer 9

Acetic acid derived from rumen fermentation
Long chain fatty acids from endogenous sources
Intermediate chain acids and long chain fatty acids from dietary origin

Question 10

One of the reasons for hypoglycaemia in piglets are:

Answer 10

Low ambient temperature which can cause hypothermia

Question 11

Mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) may induce:

Answer 11

Vomiting in swine

Question 12

Recommendation for horses include restraints for the amount of starch-rich feeds a maximum:

Answer 12

0.4-0.5 kg of grain-based concentrates per 100 kg body weight and meal

Question 13

What is the optimal body score condition at calving time?

Answer 13

3.25 to 3.5

Question 14

In horses, undigested starch may…

Answer 14

pass into intestine, where normal microbial actvity in hindgut is disturbed –> colic, laminitis
- capacity of the small intestine to digest starch is limited and decreases as the starch increases per meal

Question 15

Which vitamin is a significant lipotropic factor with hepato-protective effect in the lipid?

Answer 15

Choline

Question 16

Nutritional management of chronic renal disease in dogs include:

Answer 16

Sodium retention

Question 17

The recommended calcium intake for the prevention of milk during the dry period:

Answer 17

60-80 g/day

Question 18

Protein and fat in sow milk are…….compared to cow milk:

Answer 18

Higher

Question 19

DCAB calculation:

Answer 19

(Na+K) - (Cl+S)

Question 20

Transition/periparturient period of dairy cows is defined as a period:

Answer 20

3 weeks pre-partum through 3 weeks post-partum

Question 21

Increase in catalaseactivity in feeds signifies:

Answer 21

The presence of microorganisms

Question 22

Linamarin is:

Answer 22

a cyanogen compound found in linseeds

Question 23

During early lactation period, the cow could loose:

Answer 23

0.5 to 1 kg per day
In total 40 to 70 kg of fat during the first stage of lactation

Question 24

The most common storage fungi are species of:

Answer 24

Aspergillus, penicillum

Question 25

Homofermentative inoculants as silage additives:

Answer 25

Improve the initial fermentation process and bring the pH down to 4 rapidly
Promote a rapid fermentation producing lactic acid

Question 26

Water extract analysis in the method of:

Answer 26

Determination of degree of breakdown processes of carbohydrates in feeds

Question 27

Characteristics for type I ketosis are:

Answer 27

3-6 weeks after calving in cows
Hypoglycaemia, hypoinsulinaemia

Question 28

Ketosis in ewes (pregnancy toxaemia) is associated with:

Answer 28

high demand of glucose by foetus

Question 29

The aim of determination of urease activity in soybean products is:

Answer 29

The analysis of successful thermal treatment because of trypsin inhibitor activity

Question 30

The biological effect of cyanogenic glycosides is:

Answer 30

Inhibition of production and secretion of thyroxin

Question 31

It is important that the horse is provided with enough roughhage in the diet and the recommendations are:

Answer 31

at least 1 kg of dry matter per 100 kg b.w.

Question 32

Probiotics are defined as:

Answer 32

Live microbial feed supplements
Good or helpful bacteria

Question 33

Equine metabolic syndrome is a group of clinical and laboratory symptoms which include:

Answer 33

Obesity, insulin resistance, laminitis