Basic Terms

4. Process by which animals receive a proper and balanced food and water ration to grow, maintain the body, reproduce, and perform.
5. Part of feed stuff that is necessary for an organism to live and grow.
8. Organic substances that are designated by the letters A, B, C, D, E, & K. They are needed for specific biochemical reactions and in very small amounts.
10. Deficiency, Symptoms include a lack of energy.
11. Deficiency, Symptoms include overheating, and the slowing down of normal bodily functions.
12. An important nutrient that helps to convert food into energy. It helps to support bodily functions such as breathing, digestion, storing fat, etc.
13. Contains the chemical elements of C, H, & O. They provide energy and essential fatty acids needed in an animals diet.

1. A complex nutrient composed of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen. It helps to develop and repair body organs and tissues.
2. Deficiency, Symptoms include anorexia, anemia, edema, slow growth rate, low birth weight, lower milk production, and decreased feed efficiency.
3. Deficiency, Symptoms include a lack of energy and body heat.
6. The most important nutrient that is vital for proper body functions.
7. Inorganic nutrients that supply the material for building bones, teeth, and the skeleton. They also aid in producing body regulators such as hormones & are divided into 2 groups.
8. Deficiency, Body functions are affected.
9. Deficiency, Symptoms include lower rate of gain, feed inefficiency, decreased milk/egg/ wool production, and decreased reproduction.