ANSC 221 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What substance digests fat from triglycerides to free fatty acids? - Answer-Lipase
What substance emulsifies fat? - Answer-Bile
What enzyme digests carbohydrates? - Answer-Amylase
Which energy value best represents what an animal can actually use? - Answer-Net
energy
Which energy value is an index of energy on a carbohydrate basis? - Answer-TDN
NDF (Neutral Detergent Fiber) is a new method that has improved upon Crude Fiber
determination - Answer-True
What is the end product of rumen fermentation of carbohydrates? - Answer-VFA's
The reason B-vitamins are not added routinely to beef cattle diets is that - Answer-Beef
cattle are provided with the B-vitamins naturally through the bacterial fermentation that
takes place in their rumen
Compensatory growth refers to improved growth and feed efficiency when an animal is
placed on a high energy ration after a period on a low energy ration - Answer-True
The horse doesn't need high quality protein because like cow, microbial fermentation
provides that for the animal - Answer-False
When harvested as hay, legumes generally have lower protein than grasses - Answer-
False
A good substitute for corn with about the same feeding value is grain sorghum (milo) -
Answer-True
One difference between rations for poultry (chickens) versus rations for pigs is that: -
Answer-Chickens need more methionine
, What nutrient requirement increases the most as the work of the horse increases? -
Answer-Energy
The fat-soluble vitamins are - Answer-Vitamins A, D, E, K
Fat-soluble vitamins are needed in large quantity for energy - Answer-False
B-complex vitamins are (generally) involved in regulating metabolism in the body -
Answer-False
Anemia in baby pigs is most likely due to a deficiency of - Answer-Iron
Generally the fat soluble vitamins are used for: - Answer-Maintaining the structures of
the body
Salt is important to animals to supply: - Answer-Sodium and chloride
Lysine is: - Answer-An essential amino acid
Mineral that interacts with Vitamin E which is necessary to add in our area to keep
young pigs alive - Answer-Selenium
Crude protein is determined by - Answer-Multiplying the % nitrogen by 6.25
A symptom of low calcium in the blood following calving is - Answer-Milk fever
The symptoms of a zinc deficiency include - Answer-Parakeratosis
The symptoms of an iodine deficiency include - Answer-Golter
Dr. Forsyth has great regard for what great person of the past for this insight to
investigate nutrition by feeding simplified diets, containing only corn and complaint, or
only wheat and wheat plant, or only oats and oat plant, which showed corn-fed cows
performed better, and led to the astounding discovery of a whole class of nutrients, the
vitamins, that were previously unknown - Answer-Dr. Stephen Babcock
Which of the feeding schemes best fits feeding growing pigs? - Answer-Corn + SBM +
vitamins + minerals
Which of the feeding schemes is only appropriate for feeding beef cows following fall
weaning? - Answer-Corn stalks or wheat straw or corn cobs
Which of the feeding schemes best fits feeding lactating dairy cows? - Answer-50%
corn & SBM + 25% corn silage + 25% alfalfa hay
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What substance digests fat from triglycerides to free fatty acids? - Answer-Lipase
What substance emulsifies fat? - Answer-Bile
What enzyme digests carbohydrates? - Answer-Amylase
Which energy value best represents what an animal can actually use? - Answer-Net
energy
Which energy value is an index of energy on a carbohydrate basis? - Answer-TDN
NDF (Neutral Detergent Fiber) is a new method that has improved upon Crude Fiber
determination - Answer-True
What is the end product of rumen fermentation of carbohydrates? - Answer-VFA's
The reason B-vitamins are not added routinely to beef cattle diets is that - Answer-Beef
cattle are provided with the B-vitamins naturally through the bacterial fermentation that
takes place in their rumen
Compensatory growth refers to improved growth and feed efficiency when an animal is
placed on a high energy ration after a period on a low energy ration - Answer-True
The horse doesn't need high quality protein because like cow, microbial fermentation
provides that for the animal - Answer-False
When harvested as hay, legumes generally have lower protein than grasses - Answer-
False
A good substitute for corn with about the same feeding value is grain sorghum (milo) -
Answer-True
One difference between rations for poultry (chickens) versus rations for pigs is that: -
Answer-Chickens need more methionine
, What nutrient requirement increases the most as the work of the horse increases? -
Answer-Energy
The fat-soluble vitamins are - Answer-Vitamins A, D, E, K
Fat-soluble vitamins are needed in large quantity for energy - Answer-False
B-complex vitamins are (generally) involved in regulating metabolism in the body -
Answer-False
Anemia in baby pigs is most likely due to a deficiency of - Answer-Iron
Generally the fat soluble vitamins are used for: - Answer-Maintaining the structures of
the body
Salt is important to animals to supply: - Answer-Sodium and chloride
Lysine is: - Answer-An essential amino acid
Mineral that interacts with Vitamin E which is necessary to add in our area to keep
young pigs alive - Answer-Selenium
Crude protein is determined by - Answer-Multiplying the % nitrogen by 6.25
A symptom of low calcium in the blood following calving is - Answer-Milk fever
The symptoms of a zinc deficiency include - Answer-Parakeratosis
The symptoms of an iodine deficiency include - Answer-Golter
Dr. Forsyth has great regard for what great person of the past for this insight to
investigate nutrition by feeding simplified diets, containing only corn and complaint, or
only wheat and wheat plant, or only oats and oat plant, which showed corn-fed cows
performed better, and led to the astounding discovery of a whole class of nutrients, the
vitamins, that were previously unknown - Answer-Dr. Stephen Babcock
Which of the feeding schemes best fits feeding growing pigs? - Answer-Corn + SBM +
vitamins + minerals
Which of the feeding schemes is only appropriate for feeding beef cows following fall
weaning? - Answer-Corn stalks or wheat straw or corn cobs
Which of the feeding schemes best fits feeding lactating dairy cows? - Answer-50%
corn & SBM + 25% corn silage + 25% alfalfa hay
