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| (Milk Urea Nitrogen) High levels of this metabolite may indicate too high a level of ruminally digestible protein |
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| Blind Staggers & Alkali Disease |
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| Excess Selenium (Se) causes this in horses |
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| Gross Energy - Fecal Energy |
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| 900lb. horse eats how much feed per day? |
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| Also called manyplies or "bible stomach" because of its structural similarity to that of a book; third compartment in the ruminant stomach |
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| external opening of the lower end of the digestive system in poultry |
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| Mineral required by bacteria to synthesize with vitamin B12 |
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| Average horse consumes how many gallons of water a day? |
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| element necessary for bone growth and found primarily in forages |
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| used to cheapen the feed NPN (nonprotein nitrogen) in ruminants; also primary end-product of protein metabolism in mammals |
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| Also called vitamin B12; maintains skin health and vision |
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| Esophageal and Reticular Grooves |
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| groove in the second stomach between the esophagus and third stomach compartment that directs milk in young nursing animals away from the first two stomach compartments |
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| given to piglets to prevent Anemia |
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| Muscular stomach that crushes and grinds the feed and mixes it with digestive juices in the bird |
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| Essential Amino Acids (PVT TIM HALL) |
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| phenylalanine, valine, threonine, tryptophan, isoleucine, methionine, histidine, arginine, leucine, lysine |
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| include: arachidonic,linoleic,linolenic |
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| Area where most absorption takes place in a simple stomached animal |
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| Chief energy source for pigs in the U.S. |
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| Feed category that is high in digestible energy and low in fiber |
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| Acid Detergent Fiber- Portion of a feed that contains mainly cellulose, lignin, and silica |
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| practice of ingesting feces |
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| Metabolic disorder occurring at or near the time of giving birth caused by a sudden drop in blood calcium levels; Calcium gluconate is used to treat this |
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| Test used to measure nitrogen levels in feed samples |
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| Normal wavelike muscular contractions that propel ingesta through the digestive tract |
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| Process of breaking down feed into simple substances that can be absorbed by the body |
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| metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of magnesium in the diet; also know as grass staggers and hypomagnesemic tetany |
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| Greenish yellow pigment produced by the liver and used in emulsifying fats |
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| Common Animal Protein Supplements |
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| Blood meal, tankage, dried non-fat milk, feather meal |
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| Sun cured hay, green in color, supplies what vitamins? |
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| Results from vitamin A deficiency |
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| Where some softening and pre-digestion of feed takes place in poultry |
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| Metabolized Energy = gross Energy - (fecal Energy + gaseous energy + urinary energy) |
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| Organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in which the hydrogen and oxygen are in the same proportion as that found in water. Made-up of SUGARS |
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| synthesized by the cow and thus are not normally required in the diet |
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| Deficiency disorder caused by insufficient iodine consumption |
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| completely undigestable by all animals |
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| How much percent of body weight does the average market hog eat per day? |
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| Metabolic disorder caused by Calcium (Ca) or Phosphorus (P) deficiency in young growing animals |
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| Fourth or "true" stomach of the ruminant animal |
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| caused by too high dietary unsaturated fats |
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| Common high energy feed for horses |
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| Partially digested feed that moves from the stomach to the small intestine |
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| Polysaccharide that forms the bulk of plant cell walls; cannot be easily digested by ruminants |
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| Body weight eaten per day by beef cattle |
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| determines the fat content of a feed |
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| Dairy cows will normally consume ___% of their body weight/day in DM consumption |
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| Classification of animals that eat meat as the main part of their diet |
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| Percentage of N in most proteins |
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| Gizzard- stomach of the bird, its involuntary grinding action has a tendency to break down food products in a similar manner to teeth |
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| The blind pouch located at the point where the small and large intestines meet |
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| classification of animals with stomachs divided into four compartments |
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| Classification of animals that eat plants as the main part of their diet |
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| Presents as a paleness of the blood vessels under the eyelid |
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| Feed category that is high in fiber and low in digestible energy |
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| true stomach of the chicken |
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| An eating disorder typically defined as the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive substances |
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| Chief protein supplement for pigs |
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| wire/nails lodged in reticulum; also known as glandular stomach |
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| Tube-like passage from the mouth to the stomach |
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| (Total Digestible Nutrients) the total of the digestible protein, digestible nitrogen free extract, digestible crude fiber, and 2.25 times the digestible fat. |
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| Swine saliva differs from that of the cow because it contains this; begins the digestive process |
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| Aids in digestion of carbohydrates and proteins by secreting enzymes |
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| Also known as the paunch; first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach |
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| Gross energy - (fecal energy + gaseous energy + urinary energy + heat increment) |
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| Animal tissues and bones from animal slaughterhouses and rendering plants that are cooked, dried, and ground and then used as an animal protein supplement |
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| Metabolic disorder caused by excessive accumulation of gases in the rumen |
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| Causes white muscle disease, stiff lamb disease, NMD (Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy) |
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| (Nitrogen Free Extract) measures the readily available CHO of a feed |
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| The trapping of solar energy and its conversion to chemical energy, which is used in the manufacturing of food molecules from carbon dioxide and water |
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| gradual increase in the level on concentrates fed to challenge cows to reach their maximum potential for milk yield and to prevent ketosis and acetonemia |
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| A 600 lb steer being full fed a fattening ration would eat about ___ lbs feed/day. |
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| cause the white portion of chicken manure |
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| An undesirable behavior in which a horse places its upper teeth on the edge of a fence post, feeder or stall door, arches its neck, inhales, and grunts. |
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| Used by the chicken as a grinding material to help break down large particles of feed into smaller ones |
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| classification of animals that eat both meat and plants to balance out their dietary needs |
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| fat containing double bonds and thus not completely hydrogenated (more prone to rancidity) |
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| skin-like sac that houses and protects the testes |
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| part of the oviduct where the shell is added to the egg in poultry |
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| formed by the joining of caruncles and cotyledons to form “buttons” attaching the membrane (placenta) that encloses the fetus to the uterus |
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| produced by the Corpus Luteum (CL) hormone that maintains pregnancy and prevents further heats; measured in cows for pregnancy diagnosis |
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| common junction for outlets of digestive, urinary, genital systems through the vent |
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| convoluted tubules located within the testes that are responsible for the production of spermatazoa |
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| entire cycle of reproductive changes between two periods of estrus |
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| also known as the bulbo-urethral gland, an accessory gland in the male the produces the seminal fluid needed to clean the urethra and neutralize its acidic environment |
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| mature follicle filled with estrogen-rich fluid; referred to a as a blister, formed by influence of FSH |
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| phase or period of sexual quiescence |
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| functional layer that houses the primary follicles; present at birth but lie dormant until puberty |
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| having given birth once, or currently in the process of giving birth. |
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| major female sex hormone produced by the ovaries, responsible for outward signs of heat or estrus |
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| indication of estrus in mare |
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| fight-or-flight hormone produced by the adrenal medulla, causes vasoconstriction. Released during times of stress; counteracts oxytocin |
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| (Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone)- controls the release of FSH and LH |
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| having many estrous cycles throughout the year |
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| produce the male hormone testosterone |
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| sensory and erectile organ in the female |
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| funnel-shaped opening of the oviduct close to the ovary |
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| (Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin)- produced in endometrial cups, involved in placental attachment in mares |
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| S-curve in the penis of a bull, ram, or boar that allows for the elongation or straightening of the penis during copulation (extends the penis from outside of the sheath) |
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| females having had two or more pregnancies that resulted in a live offspring |
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| difficult or abnormal parturition |
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| increasing the amount of energy in diet prior to breeding to increase ovulation rate |
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| male sex hormone, produced in the testes in males, (limited amounts produced in pituitary in females) responsible for secondary sex characteristics of the male (heavy chest, muscling, and masculine appearance) |
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