Basic Terms

6. An important nutrient that helps to convert food into energy. It helps to support bodily functions such as breathing, digestion, storing fat, etc.
9. Body functions are affected.
10. The most important nutrient that is vital for proper body functions.
13. Part of feed stuff that is necessary for an organism to live and grow.
14. Symptoms include anorexia, anemia, edema, slow growth rate, low birth weight, lower milk production, and decreased feed efficiency.

1. Symptoms include overheating, and the slowing down of normal bodily functions.
2. Symptoms include a lack of energy and body heat.
3. Symptoms include a lack of energy.
4. Symptoms include lower rate of gain, feed inefficiency decreased milk/egg/ wool production, and decreased reproduction.
5. Contains the chemical elements of C, H, & O. They provide energy and essential fatty acids needed in an animals diet.
7. Process by which animals receive a proper and balanced food and water ration to grow, maintain the body, reproduce, and perform.
8. Organic substances that are designated by the letters A, B, C, D, E, & K. They are needed for specific biochemical reactions and in very small amounts.
11. Inorganic nutrients that supply the material for building bones, teeth, and the skeleton. They also aid in producing body regulators such as hormones & are divided into 2 groups.
12. A complex nutrient composed of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen. It helps to develop and repair body organs and tissues.