feeding of non ruminant

Question 1

Groups of animal in a beef cattle farm

Answer 1

Calves

Lactating cows

maintenance/early pregnant cows

Heavy pregnant cows

Bulls

Question 2

DIP?

UIP

Answer 2

Degradable intake protein

Undegradable intake protein

Question 3

N from protein degradation is utilizes by

Answer 3

1. microbes for their own protein synthesis.
2. passes thru the rumen wall into bloodstream where it will be carried to liver as NH3.
3. In liver, it is converted to urea, where it it is recycled back to the rumen thru saliva @ filtered out of bloodstream via kidney and excreted as urine.

Question 4

UIP will passes…

Answer 4

rumen. It will be degraded and absorbed in small intestines.

Question 5

gross energy (GE)

Answer 5

amount of energy released as heat when a specific feed is combusted.

Question 6

Digestible energy (DE)

Answer 6

DE = GE of feed consumed - energy loss in feces

*energy tht retained in the body = digested energy

Question 7

Total Digestible Energy (TDN)

Answer 7

TDN = (CP + Nitrogen-free extract + CF + (2.25 x digestible fat)