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| This amino acid is the limiting ingredient in swine food. |
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| Feeding more than the normal amount for pregnant swine: |
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| - Is recommended in the last 1/3 of gestation |
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| A food high in protein is also always high in biological value. |
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| Grower/Finisher pigs are slaughtered when? |
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| Colostrum for the calf is required: |
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| - Within 72 hours of birth |
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| A mineral block is important for all livestock in order to provide supplemental minerals, even if they are on excellent rations. |
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| One mineral that is particularly important to provide for nursing piglets is: |
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| Which mineral is it particularly important to avoid high levels of in sheep? |
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| What are two commonly used feeding systems for dairy cattle? |
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| - TMR or Pasture with grain and supplements |
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| The most important energy-producing components of food for livestock are: |
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| The following elements influence nutrient requirements: |
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A) # of stomachs
B) Hair color
C) Stress
D) Both a and c
- ANSWER IS D |
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| - When a young animal is given access to a small feeder that the older animals can not get into |
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| - Can cause sore mouth AND is preventable with a vaccine |
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| True or False? Protein sources for food are unimportant in cattle. Why or why not? |
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| - True. The microorganisms in their rumen can fabricate proteins from very low quality carbohydrate and fiber sources. |
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| At what point during a mare's gestation do her energy needs change? |
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| - She has normal needs until she is 8 months pregnant, then she will need higher energy food |
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| Colostrum for the lamb is required: |
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| The rumen is important because: |
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| - It allows ruminants to digest poor quality forage, convert it into microbial proteins, and supply the rest of the intestinal system with a constant supply of protein |
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| Which vitamin is required as a supplement for ruminants? |
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| Total Digestible Nutrients are: |
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| - How horse feed is measured and pertains to the bioavailability of the nutrients to the horse. |
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| A complete and balanced diet supplies: |
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| - Energy needed to meet daily requirements of the animal at its particular stage of life |
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| - 4-5 times daily until 10 weeks old, then 3 times daily until 16 weeks old |
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| Carbohydrates are broken down into: |
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| Fats are broken down into |
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| Proteins are broken down into |
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| An animal-specific starch is |
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| Example of an insoluble Fiber is: |
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| - Polysaturated and long-chain |
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| Example of an amino acid is |
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| At what age would you consider feeding a Great Dane(Large-sized breed) a geriatric diet? |
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| Increasing Vitamin A to above nutritional levels will: |
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- A) Result in swelling of eyelids and increased tearing in chelonians (tortoises)
B) Result in infertility and other reproductive complications in the rabbit
C) Both of the above
ANSWER IS C |
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| A:Fat-Soluble, D:Fat-Soluble, E:Fat-Soluble, M:Not a vitamin, I:Not a vitamin, Fe:Not a vitamin, K:Fat-Soluble, C:Water-Soluble, B:Water-Soluble, Na:Not a vitamin |
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| Supplements and the occasional treat are essential in the maintenance of all healthy pets on balanced and complete diets. |
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| A home-made diet for a dog... |
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| - Is difficult to make, difficult to balance, and can be expensive to provide |
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| The name of a condition caused by providing a starving animal too much nutrition too quickly when nursing it back to health: |
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| What happens if essential amino acids are not consumed? |
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- A) They are stored in the fat of the body, which would be processed by the body through the liver, thus releasing the amino acids into the system
B) Protein is taken from the breakdown of the viscera and skeletal muscle
C) The animal will lose weight and hair
D) Both b and c
ANSWER IS D |
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| - Raw material used in food compounding |
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| What vitamin is required daily for the health of a Guinea pig? |
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| A digestible food can be identified by: |
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| - A comparison of the amount of nutrient in the food to the amount of the same nutrient in the feces |
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| Hay is an integral part of which specie’s diets? |
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| An all seed diet is acceptable for which of the following species? |
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A) Pscittacine Birds (like parrots)
B) Rodents
C) Hamsters
D) None of the above
ANSWER IS D |
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| T/F An all-purpose diet is a great diet to feed every pet! |
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| - Due to chronic anorexia or starvation, the body “consuming itself” |
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| _________________ is the most important nutrient. |
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