Ruminant Crossword

3. The organ in the digestive system that receives the feed and adds chemicals that help in the digestive process.
5. An organic compound made up of amino acids and containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
6. A feed material high in specific nutrients.
7. An organism that only consumes meat.
10. Organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
12. Organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is solid at body temperature; these contain more carbon and hydrogen than do carbohydrates and are mainly glyceryl esters of certain acids that are soluble in ether but not water.
13. An organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition.
14. The quality of being acceptable, agreeable, or pleasant to the mind or taste.
16. The first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach.
17. An organism that only consumes plants.
18. A feed containing more than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; examples: hay, silage, and pasture.
19. The third compartment of the ruminant stomach.

1. Feed allowance for an animal during a 24-hour period that has all the nutrients the animal needs in the right proportions and amounts.
2. The Type and amount of feed an animal receives in its nation.
4. Feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry; grains and protein supplements are _______.
8. An organism that consumes both plants and animals.
9. The second compartment of the ruminant stomach.
11. Inorganic substance needed in small amounts for proper nutrition.
12. Complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin.
15. The fourth compartment, or true stomach, of the ruminant animal.