6/6/07: Animal Nutrition

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Gall Stones

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Solid crystals (usually cholesterol) in the gall bladder

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Cholecystectomy:

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gall bladder removal

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Cholecystitis:

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infection of the gall bladder

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Cholelithiasis:

Back 4

the presence or formation of gall bladder stones

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Koilin Lining:

Back 5

“tire tread” traps small pebbles and rocks; interior lining of gizzard that aids in grinding seed; once particles down to 0.9mm in size they travel through these channels into the duodenum.

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Grit:

Back 6

usually insoluble granite
*limestone is NOT grit*

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Small Intestines is composed of ________, ________, and ________. (in order)

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Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum

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Sphincter Muscle:

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Muscle encircling an opening that keeps opening closed through contraction

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Liver:

Back 9

produces bile (emulsifies lipids); no digestive enzymes

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Chyme:

Back 10

Food after being digested in stomach

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Pancreas (flesh-like):

Back 11

Endocrine Function: produces hormones
Exocrine Function: produce biocarbonate (HCO3) to increase pH of Chyme and produce digestive enzymes

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Cholic:

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Pain in the abdomen or belly; “a horse cannot vomit, but it can sure sweat” not a symptom… a SIGN
*good quality hay and a continuous access to water will go a long way in keeping colic from occurring (never, never, never overfeed grain)*

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Causes of Cholic:

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impaction, sand, gas, spasmodic contractions, enteritis, lack of exercise, colitis, gastric distension (rupture), twisted gut (torsion)

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Gut torsion in Dog:

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More common in German Shepherds and English Pointers; after eating then “working or fighting”

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Mesentery:

Back 15

hold intestines in place

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Ischemia:

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blocked mesentery arteries.