Animal nutrition and feeding

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Across
  1. 7. A feed made from a variety of ingredients
  2. 8. An animal feed that provides all the nutrients in the right amount and proportion for a 24-hour period
  3. 10. A substance placed in feed during manufacture to preserve it and enhance animal growth
  4. 11. The level of nutrition needed to keep an animal from losing weight when not producing milk or other products
  5. 16. The substance needed for maintenance,grwoth,reproduction, and other functions
  6. 17. The total amount of feed an animal gets in a 24- hour period
  7. 18. The maximum stocking rate (number of animal units) on pasture land that is consistent with maintaining or improving vegetation on the land
  8. 20. A crop of green plants that are chopped into small pieces and placed in a silo to ferment
  9. 21. Sugar,starch,andrelated subsyances that are formed in plants during photosynthesis
  10. 24. Concentrated source of energy; what excess energy is changed to in the body
  11. 25. The way a feed feels in the mouth and tastes
  12. 27. Grasses,Forbs,and other plants used as pasture or feeding areas for animals
  13. 28. The number of animal units that graze or or otherwise use an acre of land
  14. 30. An organic substance that performs an important function in an organism;needed for good health;important in regulating body functions, keeping the body health, and developing resistance to disease
  15. 31. The process that makes the particle size of feed smaller
  16. 32. A feeding system that provides animals with access to the feed when they want it
  17. 35. Land planted for winter,summer, or semipermanent grazing
  18. 36. The part of a feedstuff that can be digested, or broken down
Down
  1. 1. A feedstuff that is high in fiber and low in energy
  2. 2. A chemical element or compound needed for maintenance,growth,reproduction, and other body functions
  3. 3. A solid material placed under the skin to release substances over time
  4. 4. A product containing nutrients; to provide as food something necessary for growth, development, or existence
  5. 5. Land planted with grasses and legumes that live and grow for years
  6. 6. A feeding system that provides feed at certain times of the day
  7. 9. An animal measure used in pasture management; one animal unit is equivalent to a 1,000-pound beef cow
  8. 12. A method used to break the hard outer coatings on grain
  9. 13. Ground feed
  10. 14. The power needed for body activity-both internal and external; in phusics, the ability to do work
  11. 15. A feedstuff high in protein and TDN
  12. 18. A feed low in fiber(less than 18 percent) and high in energy
  13. 19. A feed ingredient
  14. 22. The leaves and stems of plants that have been cut and dried for feed
  15. 23. The type and amount of feed and water an animal eats
  16. 26. An animal used for power,pleasure, and other purposes
  17. 29. Land that grows forage plants and is used as pasture for animals
  18. 33. Land where grasses and other plants grow for animals to graze
  19. 34. Feed pieces shaped by forcing ground material through holes in a heavy steel plate