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Animal Nutrition
&
Feeding
Nutrition
 The process by which animals eat and use
food.
 Proper animal Nutrition
1. Increases feed efficiency
2. Increase Rate of Gain
A Nutrient is:
 A substance that is necessary for an
organism to live and grow
 Nutrients make it possible make it possible for
animals to carry out life processes.
 Nutrients are provided to animals through?
1. Feed Stuff
(Feed & Water)
 The total amount of feed an animal has in a
24hr period
 Balanced Ration
- Contains all the nutrients that the animal
needs in the correct proportions
Nutrient Needs of Animals
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6 Essential Nutrients
1. Water
2. Carbohydrates
3. Fats
4. Proteins
5. Minerals
6. Vitamins
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Necessary for an animal to live
Animal can liver longer without food than water
Water makes up 75% of the weight of an animals
body.
Basic functions of water
1. Regulate body functions
2. Promoting biochemical process
Carbohydrates
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They provide Energy
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Should make up 75% of an animals diet
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Types of Carbohydrates
1. Sugars
2. Starches
3. Fiber
Sources of Carbohydrates
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Cereal Grains
1. Corn
2. Wheat
3. Barley
4. Oats
5. Hay
4. Rye
Lipids
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Fat is a good source of energy
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Fats have 2.25 times more energy than
carbohydrates
PROTEIN
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Needed for
Grow new tissue and repair old tissue.
Highest amount found it muscles
Proteins contain
A. Amino Acids
Building blocks of proteins
B. 23 Amino Acids (10 are essential)
SOURCES OF PROTEIN
6 common sources
1. Soybean Meal
2. Cotton Seed Meal
3. Fish Meal
4. Tankage
5. Skim Milk
6. Alfalfa
- Protein is the most common Nutrient Deficiency
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Minerals
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Macro-minerals-Calcium, phosphorous
Micro-minerals
 Essential for
1.Skeletal growth
2. Body systems to function properly
Common sources
Alfalfa Hay, Cereal Gains, Bone Meal,
Molasses, Salt
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Vitamins
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Functions
1. Help regulate body functions
2. Keep body health
3. Develop resistance to Disease
Types of Vitamins
1. Fat Soluble
- Vitamin A, D, E, K
2. Water Soluble
- Vitamin C & B
roughages and others
concentrates?
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Types of digestive systems
I. NON- RUMINANTS
1. Monogastric – has one stomach
2. Avain – has a crop & gizzard
3. Pseudo–Ruminants
Ruminants
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Have 4 compartments or stomachs
Ex Sheep, Cattle
Digestion -the mechanical and chemical
breakdown of feed into a form which
can be absorbed into the blood.