Advanced Animal Nutrition- Part 1

Nutrition

Study of nutrients in food and how they nourish the body

Nutrients

Components of food that are needed for the body to function

Feedstuff

Any material used for food

Feed

Food for farm animals

Diet

A mixture of feedstuff that supplies nutrients to an animal, composite of feedstuff that are set to attend the nutritional demands

Ration

Daily allowance or amount of feed provided to an animal

Balanced ration

Complete feed formulated to provide a specific animal species and class with appropriate nutrients

Meal

Feed consumed by an animal on regular occasions

Dry matter

Everything contained in a feed sample except water

Carbs, lipids, proteins, vitamins

Which nutrients are organic?

Minerals and water

Which nutrients are inorganic?

Carbohydrates

Which nutrient is needed for reproduction, maintenance, growth, and milk?

Ketosis

Excess of ketones, has a negative energy balance

Protein

Which nutrient provides skin, hair, nails, transports oxygen, muscle, and energy?

Non-essential amino acid

An amino acid that can produced by the body

Lipids

Which nutrient is high in energy, transports fat soluble vitamins, and has important cell components?

Fatty acids

Chains of hydrocarbons that can combine with glycerol to form an ester

Saturated fatty acids

Fatty acids with no double bonds

Unsaturated fatty acids

Fatty acids with double bonds

FDA

Which organization regulates food additives?

Feed additives

Additions to food that are indispensable for the production of food animals

Prebiotics

Food that is good for the microorganisms

Probiotics

Live microorganisms for the gut

Palatability

Acceptability of the feed to the animal

Sorting

Strategies used to mix/bind food

DMI

All nutrients in feed are in the dry matter, constitutes about 3.5-4% of our body weight

Feed bioavailability

Part of the food that is absorbed and utilized by the animal

Feed maintenance

Nutrients required to supply the body with substance for normal operations with no gain or loss