Across
- 2. plant materials remaining after harvesting
- 3. act of altering the physical or chemical nature of feed commodities to optimize the utilization by animals and to enhance the quality of feed
- 7. form of indigestion marked by the excessive accumulation of gas
- 8. plant materials found in the environment with no processing or preserving applied
- 10. process in ruminants where forages and other feed are forced back to the mouth for further chewing and then swallowed again
- 12. components found in feed which provide the energy needed for physiological and metabolic processes
Down
- 1. plant materials which are put through a process which conserves their nutrient content so it is readily stored to feed through a period of time
- 4. plant-based feedstuffs which are high in energy and low in fiber
- 5. mixture of feedstuffs supplied to an animal within a 24-hour period
- 6. plant-based feedstuffs which are high in fibrous carbohydrates
- 9. digestive disorder caused by microbes in the rumen having an increased production of volatile fatty acids, making the rumen environment acidic and damaging the rumen microbes and papillae
- 11. any material given to livestock to meet nutritional requirements