[AVS 145] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (27 pages long!)

• School: University of Maine
• Department: Animal and Veterinary Science
• Course: AVS 145
• Professor: Juan Romero

Document Summary

Animal feeding accounts for 45-75% of costs of livestock production. Feeding will make or break the animal"s performance. Science that studies the body"s requirements of butrients and how these are accuired digested, Nutrients provide energy, building material and metaboli regulators. Water basis of the fluids of living organisms. Neutral compounds containing c, h, and o and have the formula (ch2o)n where n is 3 or higher. Carbs represent the largest % of nutrient content in the most common feedstuffs. Bacteria and some animals can break down cellulose, humans cannot. Large molecules composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order. Primary use: components of lean tissue, enzymes, hormones and metabolites. Age: young animals to grow/ mature animals to replace. Feeds: different feeds contain different types of proteins. Stage: pregnancy and milk production require a substantial amount of protein. Provide high energy to animals- 2. 25 time more energy than carbs or proteins.