2 Nutrition in Animals Y ou have learnt in Chapter 1 that plants can pr epar e their own food by the pr ocess of photosynthesis but animals cannot. Animals get their food from plants, either directly by eating plants or indirectly by eating animals that eat plants. Some animals eat both plants and animals. Recall that all or ganisms including the animal nutrition market • ultra-absorbent and free flowing powders • improves the processing, packaging and stability of animal feed additives Solvay's Tixosil® range of precipitated silica is built around standard powders and Micropearl technologies to serve the animal nutrition industry. Invented by Solvay, the Micropearl form is what is the Animal Nutrition eBook Collection? This Choice Collection offers 26 hand-picked titles across a variety of key topics within the field of animal food and nutrition including: • Amino Acids • Diet Selection • Digestive Physiology • Forage • Metabolism • Mineral Nutrition • Nutrient Requirements • Weaning young animals Book Quotes "Animal Nutrition Handbook". E-books are complementary and supportive of paper books and never cancel it. With the click of a button, the e-book reaches anyone, anywhere in the world. E-books may weaken your eyesight due to the glare of the screen. Support the book publisher by purchasing his original paper book. Ag Science I - Introduction to Animal Nutrition Monogastric Digestive System • Page 3 of 7 Instructor Directions Content Outline Objective 1 Animals have either a monogastric or a ruminant digestive system. The following domestic animals have a monogastric digestive system. Determine which domestic animals have monogastric digestive systems. 1. Animal Nutrition, 7th Edition. The latest edition of this classic text has been reorganised to provide a clear and comprehensive introduction to the science and practice of animal nutrition. Animal Nutrition is split into six main sections covering: The components of food; The digestion and metabolism of nutrients; Quantifying the nutrient Livestock Nutrition, Husbandry, and National Range and Pasture Handbook Behavior Chapter 6 6-ii (190-vi, NRPH, September 1997) Tables Table 6-1 Gross energy values of feeds 6-2 Table 6-2 Energy adjustments for cattle 6-3 Table 6-3 Description of body condition scores 6-5 Table 6-4 Typical thermoneutral zones 6-6 Table 6-5 Animal-unit equivalents guide 6-9 a p p r o p ri a t e ly . Ve t e rina ry o r s p e cialis t advice in animal nut rition should be sought a nd followed wh e re ne c es s a r y . In s uf fi ci e n t o r i nap p r o p r ia t e p rovision o f nu t rient s t h rou gh the d iet ca n lea d to disea se, ill hea lth a n d p o o r a nima l we lf a r e . vegan Do not eat any animal products such as meat, eggs and milk •vegetarian Do not eat meat but do eat dairy products and eggs. • halaal Followers of Islamic faith do not consume pork, alcohol, carnivorous animals or any food that comes into contact with carnivorous animals. The slaughter of animals must follow strict rules. Animal nutrition, with emphasis on dairy cows. Submitted by Alimuddin Naseri, Afghanistan: alimuddin.naseri@akdn-afg.org Page 2 CHAPTER 1 COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF FEEDSTUFFS Introduction: the Animal and its Food Food consists of water and Dry Matter (DM). If the water content in food is 75%, the DM content is 25%. Rumination occurs predominantly when the animal is resting and not eating, but that is a considerable fraction of the animal's lifespan. An eructat