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An animal is in a state of maintenance when its body composition remains ______
constant
Fully one half of the feed eaten is used to maintain the necessary ______ processes
life
To maintain an animal in rest without losing or gaining weight, it must supply ______ to maintain body temperature
heat
Protein is needed to repair daily waste of ______ tissues
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Minerals are required to replace loss of minerals from the ______
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Heat is produced during fermentation of carbohydrates in the digestive tract of ______.
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About one third of the total energy in the digested nutrients is unavoidably converted into heat in the 'heat increment', even in easily digested feeds such as ______.
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Fasting heat production is proportional to the surface area of animals rather than to their ______.
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In bodies of the same shape and of equal density, surface area is proportional to the 2/3 power of body ______ (W0.67).
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A ration having 6.48 Ibs of TDN was sufficient for maintenance of 1000 Ibs dry non-pregnant ______.
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