Ruminant Digestive System Crossword
Across
- 1. an animal that only eats plants
- 4. the third compartment of the ruminant stomach
- 9. an animal that eats meat and plants
- 11. organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is solid at body temperature
- 13. the type and amount of feed an animal receives in its ration
- 14. an animal that only eats meat
- 16. a feed material high in specific nutrients
- 18. the organ in the digestive system that receives the feed and adds chemicals that help in the digestive process
- 19. inorganic substance needed in small amounts for proper nutrition
Down
- 2. the second compartment of the ruminant animal
- 3. good tasting
- 5. complex carbohydrates such as cellulose a lignin
- 6. the first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach
- 7. feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; grais and protein supplements are concentrates
- 8. organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- 10. 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.
- 12. the fourth compartment, or true stomach, of the ruminant animal.
- 15. an organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition
- 17. an organic compound made up of amino acids and contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen