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Question 1

In horses, the volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are mainly absorbed?

Answer 1

• In the colon

Question 2

What is NOT true? (Cereal grains)

Answer 2

• Cereal grains are fed to animals as a source of protein because of their high amino acid content

Question 3

Cereal grains constitute between?

Answer 3

• 55-70% of the total feed mixture for pigs

Question 4

Which of the following feed is the worst source of protein?

Answer 4

• Wheat bran

Question 5

As proportion of concentrates in the diet of ruminants is increased the proportion of?

Answer 5

• Propionic acid rises and that of acetic acid falls

Question 6

The volume of the pig stomach is about?

Answer 6

• 29% of the total GIT

Question 7

Cholecalciferol is also known as?

Answer 7

• Vitamin D3

Question 8

In late gestation, the mare should recive about?

Answer 8

• 1.5-2.0 precent of her body weight in total feed daily

Question 9

What is true?
It is recommended that the diet for performance horses:

Answer 9

• Requires dietary ratio of digestable protein to digestible energy 7:1
• Contains approx. 10-12% of Crude Protein (Dry matter)

Question 10

Turkey broilers?

Answer 10

• Grow faster tha broiler chickens
• Have relatively higher protein requirements than brolier chickens

Question 11

In the rumen, degradable dietary proteins are degraded to?

Answer 11

• Ammonia, amino acids and peptides

Question 12

Diet Neutral detergent fibre (NDF) in dairy cows ranges from?

Answer 12

• Approximately 28% of diet DM (peak lactation) to 40% of diet DM (late lactation)