Animal Nutrition
Across
- 5. Important for respiration and energy production
- 6. An animal that is no longer producing milk
- 8. A type of carbohydrate that supports peristalsis
- 9. This is fat soluble and works with calcium
- 11. Feed that is high in water and fibre
- 13. Supports healthy bones and teeth
- 15. A carbohydrate only digested by ruminant animals
- 19. These amino acids cannot be produced from others in a monogastric animal
- 20. A macronutrient responsible for growth and repair
- 22. An animal that has a stomach with four chapters including the rumen
- 23. The group of reactions that occur in the cells of an animal
- 25. The building blocks of protein
- 26. The energy that can be digested by an animal
- 28. Moving an animal from a low plane of nutrition to a high plane of nutrition prior to mating
- 30. A diet with the amount of feed required for an animal to remain healthy without loss or gain of weight
- 31. An animal that has a stomach with a single chamber
- 32. Moving an animal from a low plane of nutrition to a high plane of nutrition prior to giving birth
Down
- 1. A macronutrient with the main function of providing energy
- 2. Important for utilising energy
- 3. BCS
- 4. Energy that can be released by the metabolism
- 7. A diet with extra feed in order to produce a product (gain weight, produce milk etc.)
- 10. A metallic mineral that forms haemoglobin
- 11. Ratio of lean meat to fat
- 12. A liquid that makes up 75-90% of an animals mass and is essential to life
- 14. Feed that are low in water and fibre but high in energy
- 16. Energy that can be used by the animal
- 17. An animal that is producing milk
- 18. The total energy in a feed
- 21. An important vitamin for the production of co-enzymes
- 24. A common mineral supplement
- 27. Main loss of metabolisable energy
- 29. A macronutrient responsible for providing insulation