ANFS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pepperoni, Ruminant, Metabolic Water
16 May 2016
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Explain what a nutrient is and know the difference between dietary essential and nonessential nutrients. Describe the general uses of nutrients in the body. Discuss the major factors that affect an animals" needs for nutrients. Explain the three major types of animal trials that nutritionists use. What is the animal and what nutrients does he/she need? (what are they doing?) Where do we get the nutrients? (what are the feed sources- the ingredients?) What nutrients are in the feed ingredients ( feedstuffs ) (what quality and quantity?) Nutrient requirements for various classes of animals. There are a variety of these for a range of species of animals. Nutrient: a chemical that aids in the support of reproduction, growth, lactation, and the maintenance of life processes. Water consumption and feed consumption are directly correlated. A class of nutrients is a source used for energy. The basic building block for carbohydrates are chains of glucose molecules put together.
