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Across
- 2. The stomach compartment of a cow where most of the enzymatic digestion takes place.
- 3. process of improving the digestibility of grains by dry heating causing them to expand
- 5. metabolic disorder resulting from a vitamin B1 deficiency that causes neuromuscular problems.
- 8. The part of the stomach of the fowl that containsglands which secrete digestive juices.
- 10. The type of feed that is responsible for the bulkiness of a ruminant’s ration.
- 12. Middle part of the small intestines
- 13. The deficiency in young lambs causing swayback which results in the loss of hind-limb control.
- 16. A deficiency symptoms in pigs caused by lack of zinc which results in skin lesions and hair loss.
- 19. Breakdown of food into simple, soluble substance that can be absorbed.
- 20. Chewing the gut.
- 21. The measure of the digestibility of a feed expressed as a percentage of the dry matter intake.
- 22. Diffusion of a fluid through semi permeable membrane from solution with a low concentration to a solution with high concentration
- 24. A plan where a farmer makes sure that animal feed requirements are met. throughout the production cycle.
- 26. The measure of the quality of a protein in a feed.
- 27. A metabolic disorder resulting from a vitamin B1 deficiency that causes neuromuscular problem
Down
- 1. The type of feed that is responsible for the bulk of the ratio of a ruminant animal
- 4. The removal of gases from the rumen through the oesophagus to prevent bloating feed digestibility, The term which describes the quantity of feed that is absorbed for maintenance and growth.
- 6. Digestive process in monogastric animals, where cellulose is fermented by symbiotic bacteria.
- 7. Common opening to the digestive and urogenital systems.Concentrates,The type of animal feed that contains small volume per unit mass.
- 9. Substances that is added to the feed so that the animal can be calm and eat more.
- 11. To force food back into the mouth for rumination.
- 14. Method in which minerals are supplied at a feeding station that is usually controlled by a computer system.
- 15. gross energy value minus the energy value lost in manure, urine, gases and methane.
- 16. the rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscle in the alimentary canal for the movement of food
- 17. The enzyme in the saliva of pigs responsible for the breaking down of starch to simple sugar.
- 18. The ration that provides enough nutrients to keep an animal alive and in a good condition.
- 23. An alkaline liquid that is produced by the liver and released into the small intestine to assist in the digestion of fats.
- 25. The structure in the wall of the small intestine that increases the absorption surface.