Across
- 2. removes toxins
- 5. excellent and easily digestible source of energy.
- 6. critical inorganic materials that must be present in adequate amounts for the body to function properly
- 8. absorption of water, electrolytes and short chain fatty acids
- 9. amount of food an animal consumes in a 24 hour time period
- 11. mechanical digestion
- 13. site of chemical digestion
Down
- 1. necessary for body growth and maintenance
- 3. a long, narrow, folded or coiled tube extending from the stomach to the large intestine; it is the region where most digestion and absorption of food takes place
- 4. he largest part of the horse's diet. They can be divided into two groups: structural (fiber) and non-structural (sugars and starches).
- 7. carries the food to the stomach
- 8. a large, muscular mixing vat
- 10. molecules that combine to form proteins
- 12. They must be present in the body to enable important reactions to take place that allow the animal to live.