ANFS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lactation, Chemical Element, Digestion
7 Feb 2019
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Tuesday september 12, 2017/thursday september 14, 2017/tuesday september 19, 2017. What is the animal and what nutrients does she need? ( she is used because we tend to manage the nutrition for large groups of female animals on a farm) Piggos eat corn, doggos eat animal fat for energy. Major difference between foods in the digestibility of the nutrients. Highly digestible diets = more nutrients absorbed and utilized = less manure. Less digestible diet = lower quality = animals need to eat more. Digestibility is based off the animal"s anatomy. Nutrient requirements for various classes of animals. Book for nutrient requirements for specific animals with their common ingredients. Antibiotics will be included in the diet during the transition from mom to dry food in piglets, helps to stop disease outbreaks. Nutrient: a chemical element that aids in the support of reproduction, growth, lactation and the maintenance of life processes.
