Past questions Flashcards
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Full-fat soya treatment is done by:
Uni-pro soya
What does a complete premix contain?
Vitamins, Micro-elements, Macro-elements
What is the protein content of cereals (corn, wheat, barley, oat rye)?
10-15% Low
What happens when lignin content increases?
Digestibility decrease and feed intake increases
What can lectins cause?
They adhere to the mucous membrane of the intestine and damage the absorption (Ca2+)
what is the highest dose of carbamide (urea) a cow can eat?
20-30g/100kg BW
What does feed intolerance mean?
A reproducible, unpleasant reaction to a specific ingredient, which is biochemically or physiological based.
What is the result of vitamin C deficiency in fish?
Scoliosis, Lordosis (both spinal deformities)
In investigation of feedstuff, you can detect
Feather meal, fish meal
What are the anti-nutritive factors of Vicia faba (horse bean)?
Tannin, lupinin and spartein
How much Dry Matter content is there in fresh pasture grass?
20-30%
What is the anti-nutritive factor in alfalfa?
Saponin
What is the discount factor of corn silage?
0.053 = 5.3%
What will happen if you give a lot of by-pass protein to the Dairy cows?
Time between parturition and new artificial information (Artificial insemination) will increase
Protein content in cereals (corn etc.)?
10-14%
What can lectins cause?
Difficulty of Ca2+ absorption
In which species has nutrition a role in ovulation?
Sheep. The status of the ova changes with change in energy.
They are used as silage additive
All of them (cereal grains, molasses, organic acids)
What are the molasses a good source of?
Energy and S
Which factors decrease digestibility of proteins?
CP content of diet should be minimum 9-11%. NH3 concentration in rumen fluid minimum 3-4 mmol/L
The discount factor of corn silage is 0.053. It means:
The digestibility of the corn silage will decrease by 5.3%
What is the average discount factor?
0.04 4%
Which are used as a liquid protein source?
Neither (molasses nor propylene glycol)
What is the principle of silage making?
Anaerobe fermentation; with lactic acid production