Agriculture: Grasses and Legumes
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What is the purpose of adding antibiotics to animal feed?

  • To provide essential nutrients
  • To promote growth and prevent disease (correct)
  • To improve palatability
  • To enhance metabolism

    • What is the role of ionophores in beef cattle feed?

  • To reduce methane and improve rumen fermentation efficiency (correct)
  • To increase growth rate and inhibit estrus
  • To provide essential nutrients
  • To enhance palatability

    • What is the function of the main stomach in carnivorous marine mammals?

  • Production of HCl and pepsin (correct)
  • Absorption of nutrients
  • Filtering of small food particles
  • Storage of food

    • What is the purpose of the American Feed Control Officials?

    <p>To regulate feed additives and ensure human food safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of probiotics in animal feed?

    <p>To outcompete disease-causing bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of MGA (melengestrol acetate) in beef heifers?

    <p>To inhibit estrus and increase growth rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of cellulose in an animal's diet?

    <p>Structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the breakdown of glucose to make ATP?

    <p>Glycolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of creep feeding in newborn sheep?

    <p>To provide carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the movement of water from high to low concentration across a membrane?

    <p>Osmosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of acidosis in dairy cows?

    <p>Feed that is too high in rapidly fermentable carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ratio of energy from protein to energy from fats and carbohydrates?

    <p>PE ratio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the enzyme phytase in the Enviropig?

    <p>Breakdown of phytate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of making new glucose from non-carbohydrate sources in the liver?

    <p>Gluconeogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the omasum in the ruminant digestive system?

    <p>Storage of food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of breakdown of food in the rumen?

    <p>Fermentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between warm season and cool season grasses?

    <p>Warm season grasses grow in higher temperatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the optimal time to harvest legumes?

    <p>Between the boot and heading stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of parathyroid hormone in calcium homeostasis?

    <p>Increases blood calcium levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of phosphorus deficiency in animals?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of selenium in animals?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between gross energy and digestible energy?

    <p>Gross energy is the total chemical energy, while digestible energy is the energy digested and absorbed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of copper in animals?

    <p>Fe absorption, storage, and metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of overfeeding phosphorus in monogastric diets?

    <p>Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between metabolizable energy and net energy?

    <p>Metabolizable energy is the energy available for metabolism, while net energy is the energy available for growth and production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of calcium deficiency on animal health?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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