Question 1 Report
(a) Explain the term malnutrition in farm animals.
(b) Distinguish between maintenance ration and production ration.
(a) Explanation of the term malnutrition in farm animals; A state caused by feeding farm animals with inadequate or excess/imbalance nutrients OR
It may also occur when an animal is unable to use available nutrients due to ill health or there is an imbalance in the nutrients OR
Feeding animals with diets that do not contain all necessary nutrients in the right proportion
(b) Difference between maintenance and production rations;
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