Quiz 3 (Lectures 5-7) Flashcards
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Nutrition is the study of:
What an animal needs to eat, what an animal is fed, and what the animal does with its feed
Factors affecting nutrition
●Stress●Environment●Age●Individual variation●Sex●Breed●Species●Health●Pecking order ●Food availability●Photoperiode●Water intake●Food quality●Activity●Genetics●Geographical location●Temperament●Allergies●Supplements●Physiological status
What is metabolism?
sum of the physical and chemical processes by which a substance is produced and maintained (anabolism) and the transformation by which energy is made available for the use of the organism (catabolism)
anabolism
building up of a chemical compound
by the union of its elements from other suitable starting materials
catabolism
any destructive metabolic process by which organisms convert substances into excreted compounds
nutrient
nutritious substance, food, or other component
six main nutrients
water
carbs
lipids
protein
vitamins
minerals
Water is the ____
single most important nutrient
How much water do horses drink
8-10 gallons per day
2 qts of water for every lb of hay or dry forage consumed
How much water do dairy cows drink?
1-2 gal per 100 lbs of body weight
higher when lactating
how much water do dogs drink?
1 oz per lb of body weight
10 lb dog = 1 cup / day
when does water intake increase?
increased temperature, exercise, lactation, or having a large forage diet
what is water necessary for in the body?
lubrication, body temperature regulation, chief constituent of body composition, transport medium, blood, lymph, urine, sweat, chemical reactions
Four sources of water
free drinking water ; water on feed ; water in feed ; metabolic water
signs of water deficiency and dehydration:
decreased feed intake
decreased physical activity
dry membranes
How do we evaluate hydration status?
capillary refill time (skin pinch test)
possible causes of water deficiency
no water source
low water palatability
low water accessibility
illness
What do all carbohydrates contain?
C H O
what is the main building block of carbohydrates
glucose
types of monosaccharides
glucose, fructose, galactose
types of disaccharides, oligosaccharides
maltose, sucrose, lactose, etc etc
what is starch?
a long string of glucoses
types of complex carbohydrates
starch, cellulose and hemicellulose, lignin, gums and pectins
What foodstuff has the highest amount of energy
corn, followed by barley then oats