Ruminant Crossword

4. inorganic substance needed in small amounts for proper nutrition
7. the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism.
8. Ration the amount of feed that will supply the proper amount and proportions of nutrients needed for an animal to perform a specific purpose such as growth, maintenance, lactation or gestation.
10. indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut.
12. dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, that are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes.
14. the third compartment of the ruminant stomach
18. an organic compound made up of amino acids and containing carbon. hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
19. feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry;grains and protein supplements are concentrates
20. the first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach

1. an organism that feeds mostly on plants
2. the fact or quality of being acceptable or agreeable to the taste; tastiness
3. an organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition
5. something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.
6. the fourth compartment, or true stomach, of the ruminant animal
9. organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, that is solid at body temperatures
11. the second compartment of the ruminant stomach
13. organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen,and oxygen.
15. animals that eat meat and plants
16. an animal that feeds on flesh.
17. the organ in the digestive system that receives the feed and adds chemicals that help in the digestive process