ruminant crossword
Across
- 3. an organic compound made up of amino acids and containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- 5. animals that only eat plants
- 7. an organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition
- 8. something that completes or makes an addition
- 10. animals that eat both plants and animals
- 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
- 17. inorganic substances needed in small amounts proper nutrition
- 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
- 19. feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; grains and protein supplements are concentrates
Down
- 1. the organ in the digestive system that receives the feed and adds chemicals that help in the digestive process
- 2. complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin
- 4. a feed containing more than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; examples: hay, silage, and pasture
- 6. the first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach
- 9. good tasting
- 11. the second compartment of the ruminant stomach
- 12. organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that 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
- 14. The fourth compartment, or true stomach, of the ruminant animal
- 15. an animal that only eats meat
- 16. organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- 20. the third compartment of the ruminant stomach