Advanced Animal Nutrition- Part 2

30-40%

How much nutrients are feedlot animals using for maintenance?

90%

How much nutrients are mature breeding animals using for maintenance?

Very fine grain

Which food is not palatable to poultry?

Aquaculture

Method of farming with many diverse species of fish

Floating and sinking

What feed supplies are used in aquaculture?

Phase feeding

Several periods to provide different diets

Split-sex feeding

Gilts require more protein and amino acids than barrows, allows feeding of separate items

Formulate diets

Supplemental phosphate is needed to add to a pigs diet

Precision feeding

Pigs need nutritional interventions, requirements, outputs, and highly digestible ingredients

Growing and finishing pigs

Which type of pig is fed ad libitum to express max potential?

Gilts and sows

Which type of pig have limited feed to meet their daily requirements?

Resting energy requirement

What does RER stand for?

Browsers

Ruminants that feed on leaves

Grazers

Ruminants that feed on grass

5%

How much space does the reticulum take up?

80%

How much space does the rumen take up?

7%

How much space does the omasum take up?

8%

How much space does the abomasum take up?

Abomasum

Which compartment is the true stomach of a ruminant?

Forage

Largest type of food for ruminants, corn silage, grazing, dried grass, or straw

SARA

Subacute ruminal acidosis, high grain in the diet can cause this

Creep feeding

Heavier calves at weaning, but requires extra labor and food

2-3%

How much should be the total dry food intake of a cow?

85%

Diet proportion is commonly greater than?

Dry food

Food that is convenient, cost effective, low in protein, fats, and carbs

Wet foods

Food that is expensive but easier to chew, and high in proteins and fats

Toxic to pets

What do the foods chocolate, macadamias, hops, onions, and garlic all have in common?