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In a tabular form, state: (a) four food nutrients in livestock production: (b) two sources of each food nutrient stated in (a); (c) two functions of each nutrient stated in (a)

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The four major food nutrients required in livestock production, with two sources and two functions of each, are shown below.

Food nutrient	Two sources	Two functions
Carbohydrates	Maize; guinea corn (also cassava, cereal grains)	Supply energy for body activities; provide heat to keep the body warm (and store energy as fat)
Proteins	Groundnut cake; soya bean meal (also fish meal, blood meal)	Build new body tissues and promote growth; repair worn-out tissues (and form milk, eggs, enzymes and hormones)
Fats and oils (lipids)	Palm oil; groundnut oil (also oil-seed cakes)	Supply a concentrated source of energy; provide and store body heat (and carry fat-soluble vitamins)
Minerals (for example calcium and phosphorus)	Bone meal; oyster shell / limestone (also common salt for sodium and chlorine)	Form strong bones, teeth and egg shells; regulate body processes and body fluids (and are needed for blood formation)

(Vitamins and water are also essential dietary constituents; the four nutrients above are the standard answer required.)

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The four major food nutrients required in livestock production, with two sources and two functions of each, are shown below.

Food nutrient	Two sources	Two functions
Carbohydrates	Maize; guinea corn (also cassava, cereal grains)	Supply energy for body activities; provide heat to keep the body warm (and store energy as fat)
Proteins	Groundnut cake; soya bean meal (also fish meal, blood meal)	Build new body tissues and promote growth; repair worn-out tissues (and form milk, eggs, enzymes and hormones)
Fats and oils (lipids)	Palm oil; groundnut oil (also oil-seed cakes)	Supply a concentrated source of energy; provide and store body heat (and carry fat-soluble vitamins)
Minerals (for example calcium and phosphorus)	Bone meal; oyster shell / limestone (also common salt for sodium and chlorine)	Form strong bones, teeth and egg shells; regulate body processes and body fluids (and are needed for blood formation)

(Vitamins and water are also essential dietary constituents; the four nutrients above are the standard answer required.)

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