ANSC 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Beet Pulp, Chloroform, Reticulorumen
27 Mar 2018
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The primary component in livestock feeds such as forages and grains. It is the cheapest source of available energy. However, it is the most costly because it makes up the majority of a diet. Cats, carnivorous fish, carnivores in zoos should not be fed a lot of cho. Seed (hull or coat, starch endosperm) and stalk in plants. Main source of energy in animal nutrition. Ruminants need cho to keep microbes function. Pentoses (primarily in hemicellulose): arabinose, xylose, ribose. Starch found in grains, roots, tubers (potatoes) Can be digested by animal enzymes (although not all animals), or by microbial fermentation. Cellulose found in forages and all plants. Most prevalent organic compounds found on earth. Can only be digested by microbial fermentation. The primary cho found in plants and livestock feeds. Glucose storage as glycogen in liver and kidney in animals. Often classified as a non-starch polysaccharide (nsp), which includes other cho. Nsp can cause problem with digestion for monogastrics.
