Dairy Nutrition

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Across
  1. 5. is composed of plant leaves and stems mostly eaten by the grazing animals
  2. 7. An example of non-protein-nitrogen, and most common source of NPN to supplement low dietary protein
  3. 8. is a form of indigestion marked by excessive accumulation of gas in the rumen.
  4. 11. also known as true stomach
  5. 12. largest of the four compartment
  6. 14. produced carbon dioxide and methane
Down
  1. 1. major buffer for helping to maintain a rumen pH between 6.2-6.8 for optimum digestion of forage and feedstuffs
  2. 2. cheapest and most abundant nutrient
  3. 3. produced in the gastrointestinal tract by microbial fermentation of carbohydrates and endogenous substrates, such as acetate, butyrate, and propionate
  4. 4. work together to break down what the ruminant animals eats, turning the feed into energy and protein for the ruminant
  5. 6. it includes the process of regurgitation, rechewing, resalivation, and reswallowing
  6. 9. also known as manyplies
  7. 10. Animals with 4 compartmented stomach
  8. 13. Simple stomached animals
  9. 15. also known as honeycomb
  10. 16. prehensile organ of cattle