ASC 378 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The difference between apparent ileal N digestibility and true ileal N digestibility is -
Answers - True ileal N digestibility is corrected for both the basal and diet induced ileal
endogenous N losses
Within a few days after a freak accident, a cow was found to be anemic as a result of
excessive loss of blood. Which of the following best describes the nature of the anemia
- Answers - Normocytic normochromic
By subjecting protein to high temperature for about 10 minutes and placing them
immediately on ice for an extended period of time, how would you describe the nature of
the final product compared to the starting material? - Answers - Renatured (quality
similar to starting material)
In terms of relative proportion in bone, the percentage of - Answers - Ca>P>Mg
When ruminants are allowed to feed on lush pasture during the spring season. The
potential for the development of tetany is high. This condition is caused by - Answers -
Mg deficiency
You are a consultant to a swine farm and you were told that they have been
experiencing a strange situation where piglets are born without hair (hairless). The
farmer is of the opinion that the problem is as a result of a trace/micro mineral
deficiency. As someone who has taken ASC 378, which of the following would you
attribute this symptom to - Answers - Iodine deficiency
One of the following minerals is not routinely supplemented in swine diets - Answers -
Potassium
Wasting disease, enzootic ataxia, falling disease of cattle, and graying of black hair and
wool are classical symptoms of - Answers - Copper deficiency
These minerals are area problems of the world - Answers - Cobalt, Iodine, Selenium
This mineral occupies the center of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) - Answers - Cobalt
This mineral protects against peroxides (acts like an antioxidant) - Answers - Selenium
One of the following minerals is poorly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract - Answers -
Zinc
ANSWERS
The difference between apparent ileal N digestibility and true ileal N digestibility is -
Answers - True ileal N digestibility is corrected for both the basal and diet induced ileal
endogenous N losses
Within a few days after a freak accident, a cow was found to be anemic as a result of
excessive loss of blood. Which of the following best describes the nature of the anemia
- Answers - Normocytic normochromic
By subjecting protein to high temperature for about 10 minutes and placing them
immediately on ice for an extended period of time, how would you describe the nature of
the final product compared to the starting material? - Answers - Renatured (quality
similar to starting material)
In terms of relative proportion in bone, the percentage of - Answers - Ca>P>Mg
When ruminants are allowed to feed on lush pasture during the spring season. The
potential for the development of tetany is high. This condition is caused by - Answers -
Mg deficiency
You are a consultant to a swine farm and you were told that they have been
experiencing a strange situation where piglets are born without hair (hairless). The
farmer is of the opinion that the problem is as a result of a trace/micro mineral
deficiency. As someone who has taken ASC 378, which of the following would you
attribute this symptom to - Answers - Iodine deficiency
One of the following minerals is not routinely supplemented in swine diets - Answers -
Potassium
Wasting disease, enzootic ataxia, falling disease of cattle, and graying of black hair and
wool are classical symptoms of - Answers - Copper deficiency
These minerals are area problems of the world - Answers - Cobalt, Iodine, Selenium
This mineral occupies the center of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) - Answers - Cobalt
This mineral protects against peroxides (acts like an antioxidant) - Answers - Selenium
One of the following minerals is poorly absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract - Answers -
Zinc
