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T/F Lignin is Indigestible
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True
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T/F Roughages are typically high in cell wall content, bulky in nature, and less than 18% crude fiber.
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True
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T/F At birth the abomasum is the largest compartment of the ruminant stomach.
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True
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T/F Neutral detergent fiber is a measure of the cell wall content of plant material and is composed primarily of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.
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True
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T/F Tannins are phenolic compounds in some plants that bind digestive enzymes and reduce digestion of dietary protein and starch in some animals
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T/F Most cereal fed to animals is processed with the goal of enhancing nutrient digestion.
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T/F Covered cereal grains, for example wheat, are composed of four broad fractions: husk, bran, endosperm, and germ.
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T/F Energy is not a nutrient, but a property that some nutrients possess.
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T/F A possible objective function of a linear program used for formulating diets might be to minimize the cost of the diet, which often requires the input of a skilled nutritionist.
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T/F Nutrition tidbits in lecture can be interesting. For example, I learned that owls and hawks regurgitate the indigestible fractions of their prey in pellets called castings!!
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1st law of thermodynamics
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The total energy of an isolated system is constant, although with that system energy may change its form.
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2nd Law of thermodynamics
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When energy is transformed from one form into another, there is a decrease in the amount of useful energy; some energy is degraded into heat and dissipated. Useful energy is captured in the formation of high energy bonds.
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Nutrient
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A chemical element or compound that is required in the diet of a given animal to permit normal functioning of the life processes
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Diet
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A mixture of feedstuffs supplying nutrients to an animal
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Ration
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Same as diet, and may be used when reffering to the daily supply of food/feed
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