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Animal Nutrition

Animal Nutrition

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. In lizard nutrition, what environmental condition is very essential for normal growth and development, without which, diseases may occur even if the dietary nutrient requirement is met
sunlight or u.v. from lamp, it's vital for the utalization of nutrients
What are some examples of Falconiformes
Eagles, hawks, falcons, vultures
What type of food (in general) do llamas and alpacas eat? How do they digest the food? How is this similar or different from that of cow digestion
Plants b/c they are herbivores. Long GI tract compared to carnivores, b/c it houses a symbiotic microbe population which secrete cellulase, an enzyme which breaks down cellulose. Cows are ruminants, camelids are pseudoruminants, meaning they only have a three compartment stomach. Compartment I is similar to the rumen in ruminants, as it houses the microbe population, regurgitated material comes from here. Compartment II is small and secretes enzymes which aid in digestion. Compartment III is analogous to the stomach of humans and is the main site of protein digestion.
What are some benefits of homemade diets for pets?
Less expensive, better nutrition overall, you know exactly what you are feeding the animal, it's easier to meet the exact nutritional needs of the animal.
One of the problems that horse keepers encounter with their horses is colic. What is colic? What are some signs of colic? What are some possible causes of colic and how can these prevented
Symptom of abdominal discomfort resulting from minor intestinal gas to major impactions and twists in the large intestine. Signs include refusal to eat, looking at or turning to nip their sides, stomping feet, lying down, other violent movements, and strained bowels. Possible causes include a change in diet or feeding schedule, insufficient water, stress or parasites. prevention includes not overfeeding carbohydrates, avoiding moldy feed, not abruptly changing feed or feeding time.
What is the main diet of falconiformes? Which ones feed on dead animals only? Which ones stomp on their prey to kill it
Main diet is meat, only one species, the palm nut vulture, eats primarily oil palm fruits; vultures (California condor) only eat dead prey; the secretary bird stomps on its prey
They can survive without food by making themselves smaller. Also males can reabsorb their gonads for added nutrition as well as to accommodate for inadequate nutrition.
. Some marine invertebrates such as sea urchins can survive without food in the aquarium. How is this possible
Give some examples of psittacines. In terms of nutritional needs, how are these birds different from falconiformes
Parrots, parakeets, lories, lorikeets, budgerigars, cockatoos, and cockatiels. They are herbivores as opposed to falconiformes which are carnivores.
Panda
Which animals will consume a lot of bamboo
Other than direct observation using binoculars or video, what do scientists study to determine the type of diet of falconiformes
pellet or prey remains, remote videography
When setting up a fish aquarium, which one do you think will be more beneficial to the fish, aged tap water or distilled water? Why?
More beneficial with tap water. Distilled water has hypotonic qualities and the fishes cells will try to take up the water to create osmotic balance, but in doing so their tissues will begin to rupture and they wont survive. also tap water contains minerals that prevent diseases, malnutrition, and death
What is a pyloric cecum? Where is it found? What are its functions?
It is a section of the digestive tract, also known as the midgut, that allows for greater surface area for absorbtion, it is found mainly in carnivorous and omnivorous fish, and rudimentarily in herbivorous fish.
examples of live food fed to freshwater aquarium fish
baitfish (minnows), bloodworms, brine shrimp, daphnia
What is geophagia? What animals practice this? For what possible purpose
Geophagia is clay-eating. It is practiced by some Psittacines, particularly macaws. Some possible purposes are A) grit for gizzard, B) to obtain trace minerals, and C) to coat the digestive tract to protect it from toxic plant alkaloids. The most probable purpose is C
In making a homemade dog food, what nutrient should be the number 1 ingredient?
Protein.
What forms are the dried fish food sold commercially?
flakes, pellets, and wafers
Marine aquarium invertebrates such as clams, brine shrimp and krills are filter feeders. What are some examples of food that can be given to these animals?
Nekton, plankton, algae, and phytoplankton.

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