Animal Nutrition

5. animals with a four-compartment stomach which includes the rumen,reticulum,omasum and abomasum.
6. the total energy provided in the feed.
7. essential nutrients, natural products or synthetic products which increase animal performance and efficiency.
8. the amount of energy needed to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
9. nutrients needed in large amounts by the animal’s body.
11. chemical compounds which prevent oxidation.
12. values which describe the minimum amount of a nutrient needed by an animal for a specific level of production.
14. the energy remaining after the feed is digested and absorbed by the animal accounting for the energy loss in feces.
15. the material which remains after the water is evaporated out of the feed.
16. the process of breaking down feed into smaller molecules of nutrients which are then absorbed by the body and used for energy.
17. encompassing the formulation, delivery and consumption of nutrients to meet an animal’s dietary needs.
18. fundamental chemical elements or compounds in the diet which support normal bodily functions.

1. the process of adding feedstuffs to an existing diet to improve the nutrient balance of an animal.
2. animals with one simple stomach.
3. animals that digest food mainly in their hindgut.
4. nutrients needed in small amounts by the animal’s body.
10. a measure of nitrogen in the feed.
13. nutrients which an animal cannot make on their own or cannot make in large enough quantities.