Energy Systems, Vitamins, and Minerals

Pancreatic phytase can degrade phytate in non-ruminants

What is not true about phytate?

Sulfur

What mineral do ruminants that are fed non-protein nitrogen also need for the rumen microbes to produce methionine and cysteine?

Potassium

What mineral is the major intracellular inorganic cation?

Ascorbic acid

What vitamin deficiency is not linked to neurological problems in livestock animals?

α-Tocopherol

What form of vitamin E is the most biologically active?

Copper

What other trace mineral is essential for iron binding to transferrin and transport to other tissues?

Niacin

What vitamin can be synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan?

Hepcidin

What protein is the master regulator of iron uptake in the small intestine?

Net energy for production

What term in the energy partitioning flow chart captures energy retained in muscle and fat in a growing animal?

Blood clotting

What biological function is vitamin K best known for?

Phosphorus

Which mineral is considered a macro mineral?

Cattle

What animal can rely on microbial synthesis of water-soluble vitamins to meet its requirements?

Poultry

What species would benefit most from phytase supplementation in the diet?

Pantothenic acid

What vitamin is needed for the synthesis of coenzyme A?

B1

Thiamine

B12

Cobalamin

B3

Niacin

E

α-Tocopherol

A

Retinoic acid

K

Phylloquinone

B7

Biotin

B9

Folacin