Ruminant Crossword
Across
- 2. - 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
- 3. - good tasting
- 6. - An animal that only eats meat, flesh
- 7. - A feed containing more than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; examples: hay, silage, and pasture
- 8. - inorganic substance needed in small amounts for proper nutrition
- 12. - An organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition
- 15. - Organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- 16. - An animal that consumes both animal flesh and plants
- 17. Ration - Feed allowance for an animal during a 24-hour period that has all the nutrients the animal needs in the right proportions and amounts
- 18. - Feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; grains and protein supplements are concentrates
Down
- 1. - The amount of a product that producers will offer for sale at a given price at a given time
- 2. - Complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin Stomach
- 4. - An animal or person that only eats plants
- 5. - The third compartment of the ruminant stomach
- 9. - The first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach
- 10. - The type and amount of food and drink habitually ingested by a person or animal; ration without reference to a specific time period
- 11. - The fourth compartment, or true stomach, of the ruminant animal
- 13. - An organic compound made up of amino acids and containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- 14. - the last part of the large intestine