Topic: Animal Nutrition

Which rumen microorganism is also known as the ‘mini-ruminant’ according to Von Soest?

Match the nutrient/condition with its Respiratory Quotient (RQ): Column A (Nutrient / Condition) Column B (RQ Value) 1. Protein (a) < 0.7 2. Fat (b) 1 3. Carbohydrate (c) 0.7 4. Rapidly fattening hogs (d) > 1 5. Fasting / Hibernating animal (e) 0.8

Which Volatile Fatty Acid (VFA) is primarily responsible for milk sugar (lactose) production in ruminants?

Urinary energy loss in pigs is approximately what percentage of gross energy (GE) intake?

Sun-dried forage is known as:

‘Animal protein factor’, ‘chick growth factor’, and ‘anti-pernicious anemia factor’ are all other names for which vitamin?

The optimum concentration of rumen NH₃ (ammonia) is:

Digestibility cannot be determined for which of the following proximate principles?

Match the common names of sugars with their chemical names: Column A Column B 1. Brain sugar (a) Lactose 2. Blood sugar (b) Fructose 3. Milk Sugar (c) Glucose 4. Cane Sugar (d) Galactose 5. Fruit Sugar (e) Sucrose

Which of the following pair(s) regarding TDN equivalents is/are correctly matched?(a) 1 Kg TDN = 4.4 Mcal of DE(b) 1 Kg TDN = 0.86 Starch equivalent(c) 1 Kg TDN = 3.6 Mcal of ME