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| What is the definition of Nutrition? |
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| The study of how the body uses the nutrients in feed to sustain life and for productive purposes. |
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| Name two types of nutritionists |
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Basic Nutritionists
Applied/Production Nutritionists
–Interested in maximizing the efficiency of feeding animals in a production environment. |
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| Study the metabolism of the animals and biochemical mechanisms of nutrient metabolism |
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| Applied/Production Nutritionists |
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| Interested in maximizing the efficiency of feeding animals in a production environment |
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| What is the most important NUTRIENT for all animals? |
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| Name two nutrients that provide heat/energy |
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| The primary purpose of protein is to provide... |
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| Which is the most efficient at providing energy? |
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| Name one important function of water as a NUTRIENT |
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| Name three body functions that would be a consideration in nutrient requirements: |
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| growth, reproduction, lactation, wool/hair, health/stress |
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| In addition to providing a source of energy, name one other function of LIPIDS |
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| heat/carry fat soluble vitamins |
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| The Inorganic, solid, crystalline chemical elements that make up one category of NUTRIENTS are called: |
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| The Organic compounds that are required by the body to regulate metabolism are called: |
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| Name eight recognized categories of FEEDSTUFFS: |
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roughage
pasture
silage's
energy feeds
protein supp
mineral
vitamin supp
non-nutritive additives |
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| The scientific application of principals of genetics to improve a species |
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| Animals within a species that share a set of similar characteristics differentiating them from others in the species |
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| A large molecule that contains the genes of a living organism |
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| The 'code' that determines all aspects of an organism's physical characteristics |
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| Deoxyribonucleic Acid(DNA) |
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| Form of a specific gene that is located in a particular location on a chromosome |
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| more than two alleles for a given gene |
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| an organism as either two dominant or two recessive alleles at a specific location |
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| process of cell division by which gametes are formed |
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| Normal cell division resulting in a cell that is identical to the 'parent' cell |
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| unit of chromosome that determines the characteristics an animal may have |
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| One gene or allele affecting the expression of another genes somewhere else on the chromosome |
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| animals that carry a gene but don't express it |
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| Reproductive selection without any interference from humans |
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| Process by which humans choose animals for reproduction based on traits that they consider desirable |
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| Genes that are located on parts of the sex chromosome that are different. |
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| both male and female carry the gene for a certain trait yet it is only expressed in one sex |
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| Traits that are expressed differently in males are females that have the same genotype |
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| term that refers to the physical expression of genes in an animal |
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| Chemical change in the DNA of a gene that results in a new gene or allele |
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| how often a particular gene is found at a specific location in a population |
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| Study of how gene frequency in a population changes over time |
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| Mating with an ancestor several generations apart |
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| The opposite of inbreeding |
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| Breeding for the purpose of determining weather they are homozygous or heterozygous |
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Traits that can be measured:
milk production
speed |
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| Traits that are categorized by their presence or absence |
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| two different alleles at one loci and demonstrates characteristics associated with both |
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| neither gene is completely dominant or completely repressive but expressed as a blend |
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| the degree to which a particular gene influences an animal |
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| amount of variation between individuals due to genetics |
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| in the formation of gametes, separation of a pair of genes is independent of the separation of other pairs |
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| Principal of Independent Assortment |
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| plural term for location of gene on a chromosome |
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