Feedstuffs (Definition add taste buds)

the tendency for animals to prefer foods that taste pleasant and are nutritious

Hedyphagia

Chicken taste bud count

24

Pigeon taste bud count

37

Japanese quail taste bud count

62

Duck taste bud count

200

Parrot taste bud count

350

Kitten taste bud count

473

Bat taste bud count

800

Pig taste bud count

15,000

Rabbit taste bud count

17,000

Calf taste bud count

25,000

Human taste bud count

9,000

Maximum feed intake can be achieved only if

Free choice of water is available

All animals have a preference for ____ taste (except strict carnivores)

Sweet

Most animals have pronounced appetite for ___?

Salt

This animals respond to specific tastes:
Cat

Catnip (Nepeta cataria), heb and fishy flavors

This animals respond to specific tastes:
Rabbits

Spice thyme

This animals respond to specific tastes:
Dog

Animal fats

Where animals would have programmed capacity to recognize nutrients and toxins through smell and taste

Euphagia

a group of cells that are approximately 20x90 um in size located throughout the oral cavity

Taste buds