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What is the difference between a minimal vs an optimal requirement?
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Minimal requirements prevent specific disease/clinical signs. Optimal requirements prevent subclinical/nonspecific signs.
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What is a nutritional "allowance"?
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An extra amount of food on top of the basic NRC requirement, designed to compensate for the unknown (cold, stress, etc)
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What are the two types of nutrient imbalances?
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Deficiency & Toxicity
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What makes a deficiency sign truly clinical, as opposed to subclinical?
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It is unique to that nutrient (white muscle disease, etc)
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What makes a deficiency sign subclinical, as opposed to clinical?
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It's generalized, or vague (weight loss, etc)
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What degree of imbalance usually causes clinical signs?
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Severe imbalances.
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What degree of imbalance usually causes subclinical signs?
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Marginal imbalances
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