Foregut fermenters Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Average % digestibility of cell contents of ruminants on all forage diets? - ANSWER-98% for animals on all forage diets. The 2 main factors that affect degradability of the cell wall constituents? - ANSWER--Crystallinity of Cellulose (more mature=more lignin) -Lignification of the cell wall (cementing agent) Why are herbivores well suited to forage diets? - ANSWER-the volume of digestive tract devoted to microbial degredation (2/3) 3b. Horses (other equids) are known as what kind of fiber...

CWAM Exam Describe the reproductive management goals in captive facilities and why they are important. - ANS What is the major advantage to sexual reproduction? - ANS genetic variation What are the advantages of asexual repduction? - ANS easier and quicker Describe challenges to successful reproduction. - ANS It has a high energy cost (gamete production, delivery, timing, offspring development, etc.) Gametes are generally short-lived (eggs more so than sperm), so timing...

Class notes for chapter 7 - Animal adaptations to the environment.