ANSI 3543 Principles of Animal Nutrition Exam 1

Study Notes

Classifying Nutrients

Nutrients categories include water, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, and vitamins.
Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized by the body in sufficient quantities; non-essential nutrients can.

Importance of Nutrition

Nutrition affects maintenance, growth, and lactation processes in living cells.
Understanding nutrition helps identify necessary dietary components to support normal bodily functions.

Historical Background

Antoine Lavoisier founded the science of nutrition and demonstrated the chemical basis of nutrition using a respiration chamber.

Nutrient Definitions

Nutrients: Chemical compounds supporting life processes such as maintenance and reproduction.
Essential Nutrients: Must be obtained from the diet as the body cannot produce sufficient amounts.
Non-Essential Nutrients: Can be synthesized by the body.

Essential Nutrient Classifications

Six essential nutrient categories:
- Water (important for monogastrics)
- Carbohydrates (e.g., glucose)
- Fats (highest energy yield and metabolic water)
- Proteins
- Minerals
- Vitamins

Carbohydrates

Monosaccharides: Glucose, Fructose, Galactose.
Disaccharides: Lactose, Sucrose, Maltose.
Polysaccharides: Starch (amylose, amylopectin), Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin.

Fatty Acids

Three essential fatty acids include Linoleic acid, Linolenic acid, and Arachidonic acid.

Amino Acids

Ten essential amino acids linked via peptide bonds:
- Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Methionine, Histidine, Arginine, Leucine, Lysine.
Essential amino acid requirements may vary between species.

Minerals Classification

Macro Minerals: Required in percentage of the diet (e.g., Calcium, Sodium, Potassium).
Micro Minerals: Required in ppm or ppb in the diet (e.g., Copper, Zinc, Iron).

Vitamins

Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
- Vitamin A (vision), D (bone health), E (antioxidant), K (blood clotting).
Water-Soluble Vitamins:
- Examples include Biotin, Choline, Folic acid, B6, B12, and Vitamin C.

Energy Production

Nutrients that produce ATP include carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

Water Properties

Water is needed in the highest concentration and has properties such as:
- Liquidity over a wide temperature range (boils at 100°C, freezes at 0°C).
- High specific heat, latent heat of vaporization, and surface tension.
- Acts as a polar solvent.

Functions of Water

Functions include being a transport medium (e.g., blood, lymph), temperature regulator, lubricant (synovial fluid in joints), and maintaining cell turgidity.

Water Regulation in the Body

Regulates body heat through metabolism, digestion, and muscle activity; aids heat dissipation due to high specific heat and heat of vaporization.
Conditions favoring heat loss include low humidity, air movement, and adequate drinking water availability.

Sources of Water

Sources include:
- Free liquid
- Water in feed (e.g., silage, corn, hay)
- Metabolic water produced during nutrient oxidation (1 mole of glucose yields 6 moles water).

Dehydration Effects

Acute dehydration occurs due to lack of water intake, while chronic dehydration develops gradually over time, impacting animal health and bodily functions.

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Prepare for Exam 1 in ANSI 3543 by reviewing key concepts in animal nutrition. This quiz emphasizes nutrient classification into categories such as water, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, and vitamins, as well as the implications of nutrition on bodily functions. Understand the foundational principles that drive the science of nutrition.

ANSI 3543 Principles of Animal Nutrition Exam 1

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Questions and Answers

Which vitamin is directly involved in blood clotting?

What is classified as a non-essential nutrient?

What is one example of a transport medium in the body?

Which of the following nutrients provides the most energy when metabolized?

Which water property allows it to act as a temperature regulator?

Which essential fatty acid is not part of the three essential fatty acids identified?

What is the primary nutrient needed in the highest concentration in the body?

Which classification lists monosaccharides?

During metabolism, which nutrient produces the highest amount of metabolic water?

Which of the following is not one of the 10 essential amino acids?

What is one impact of dehydration on animals?

What term describes a chemical element or compound that supports normal life processes?

What role does water serve in relation to cell shape?

How does water management affect heat loss?

Which of the following minerals is classified as a macro mineral?

Which of the following vitamins is classified as a fat-soluble vitamin?