Basic Animal Nutrition Vocab

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Nutrition

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Series of processes in which food is taken in and absorbed into the body of an organism

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Ingestion

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Consumption of food or act of taking food into the body

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Mastication

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Process of chewing

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Digestion

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Process in which material is subjected to chemical or enzymes with a resultant change or decomposition of the physical or chemical nature of that substance

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Absorption

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The passage of nutrients or other materials to the blood, lymph and cells from the alimentary tract

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Metablism

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All the chemical processes of the body involved in the maintenance of life

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Excretion

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Removal of waste products from the body, primarily in the form of feces and urine

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Nutrient

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Any chemical element or compound in the diet that supports normal reproduction, growth, lactation, or maintenance of life processes

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Ration

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An amount of feed consumed by the animal in 24 hrs (daily food supply)

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Diet

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Feed ingredient or mixture of ingredients including water, which is consumed by animals

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Balanced Diet

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A diet that supplies all of the required nutrients in the correct amounts and proportions to properly nourish the target animal for a specific purpose of production

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Food/Feed

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An edible material that provides nutrients, can be natural or of artificial origin, used for purpose of sustaining animals

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Foodstuff/Feedstuff

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Any material made into or used as food or feed, respectively