Equine Nutrition- Basic Nutrients

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Across
  1. 2. removes toxins
  2. 5. excellent and easily digestible source of energy.
  3. 6. critical inorganic materials that must be present in adequate amounts for the body to function properly
  4. 8. absorption of water, electrolytes and short chain fatty acids
  5. 9. amount of food an animal consumes in a 24 hour time period
  6. 11. mechanical digestion
  7. 13. site of chemical digestion
Down
  1. 1. necessary for body growth and maintenance
  2. 3. a long, narrow, folded or coiled tube extending from the stomach to the large intestine; it is the region where most digestion and absorption of food takes place
  3. 4. he largest part of the horse's diet. They can be divided into two groups: structural (fiber) and non-structural (sugars and starches).
  4. 7. carries the food to the stomach
  5. 8. a large, muscular mixing vat
  6. 10. molecules that combine to form proteins
  7. 12. They must be present in the body to enable important reactions to take place that allow the animal to live.