Rumination in Animal Nutrition & Digestion

This flashcard focuses on the key term 'Ruminants' related to animal nutrition and digestion.

legume roughpage

alfalfa

clover

soybeans

grassy roughage

timothy

fescue

orchard grass

concentrates

corn

wheat

barley

oats 

supplements

vitamins and minerals

should you try to increase BCS during dry period of cattle

no

true or false

over conditioned cows are more prone to metabolic disorders at calving

true

what can happen to an over conditioned cow during parturition

excess body fat is mobilized at parturition adn can lead to fatty liver

how are ketones created 

produced as a byproduct of lipid and muscle being metabolized for energy 

what is milk fever

high demand for calcium at calving can lead to hypocalcemia and affect muscle function.

signs of milk fever

normal/subnormal temperature

muscle trembling

unable to get up

kinked neck

treatment for milk fever

slow iv administration of  23% calcium gluconate 

what disease does selenium deficiency cause

white muscle disease

within how many hours should newborn calves receive colostrum

1 hour

what does colostrum have that newborn calves need 

proteins, IgG antibodies

what will happen if fungus is allowed to grow in clover feed

courmarin is converted to dicoumoral = blood thinnerwhich can cause bleeding disorders in livestock.

salivary amylase

converts starch to maltase

salivary maltase 

converts maltose to glucose 

function of rumen and reticulum

microbial digestion, bacteria convert protein from forage into amino acids

function of the omasum

grinding action of the “stomach”

absorption of h2o and vfa’s

makes up 8% of total stomach

function of abomasum 

gastric juice digestion 

prepares protein for digestion in the small intestine 

makes up 7% of total stomach