Nutrition
Across
- 3. the food an animal consumes in a 24-hour period
- 5. a deficiency of hemoglobin, iron, or red blood cells often due to nutrition
- 6. a severe distension of the abdomen by gas; two types: dry and frothy
- 7. a source or product containing nutrients that support animal life and productivity
- 9. a disease caused by the lack of one or more vitamins in the diet
- 10. a daily allowance of livestock feed mixed to contain suitable nutrients to promote normal development, maintenance, lactation, or gestation
- 12. a feed ingredient
- 13. the oily or greasy substances found in certain plants
- 15. feed that is high in energy and low in fiber
- 17. an organic substance that performs specific and necessary functions in relatively small concentrates in an organism
Down
- 1. any certain organic chemical compounds of C, H, and O which include sugar and starches
- 2. all nutrients consumed by an animal that are digested and used
- 4. a chemical compound or element of inorganic origin
- 8. fever paralysis due to an imbalance of blood calcium, sugars, or magnesium
- 11. the process by which an animal ingests and uses nutrients in food materials
- 14. any of a large number of complex organic compounds of amino acids that is an essential part of all living things
- 16. the most valuable natural resource