Ruminant Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. an organic compound made up of amino acids and containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
  2. 5. animals that depend entirely on plants for food
  3. 7. an organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition
  4. 8. something that completes or makes an addition
  5. 10. Animals that consume both flesh and plants
  6. 13. feed allowance for an animal during a 24-hour period that has all the nutrients the animal needs in the right proportions and amounts
  7. 17. inorganic substance needed in small amounts for proper nutrition
  8. 18. the type and amount of food and drink habitually ingested by a person or an animal; ration without reference to a specific time period
  9. 19. feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; grains and protein supplements are concentrates.
Down
  1. 1. the organ in the digestive system that receives the feed and adds chemicals that help in the digestive process
  2. 2. complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin
  3. 4. a feed containing more than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; examples: hay, silage, and pasture
  4. 6. the first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach
  5. 9. good tasting
  6. 11. the second compartment of the ruminant stomach
  7. 12. organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygenthat is solid at body temperature;fats contain more carbon and hydrogen than do carbohydrates and are mainly glyceryl esters of certain acids that are soluble in ether but not in water
  8. 14. the fourth compartment, or true stomach of the ruminant animal.
  9. 15. animals that depend almost entirely on the other flesh of animals
  10. 16. organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  11. 20. the third compartment of the ruminant stomach