Introduction To Animal Nutrition

Akopọ

Two goats graze the same patch of ground outside Kaduna. One carries a glossy coat and a fat kid at foot; the other is dull, thin and slow to breed. Same species, same paddock, same water trough. The difference almost always comes down to one thing: nutrition. Not how much the animal ate, but whether what it ate actually supplied everything a living body needs to build muscle, grow bone, fight infection and produce milk or eggs.

This lesson opens the Animal Nutrition section of the syllabus and lays its foundation. You will meet the six classes of nutrients every farm animal requires, learn precisely what each one does in the body, understand what makes a ration balanced rather than merely filling, and see what goes wrong, organ by organ, when a nutrient is missing. Every later topic on feeds, rationing, storage and record keeping assumes you already have this map firmly in your head.

Awọn Afojusun

  1. Define animal nutrition
  2. State the classes of nutrients required by farm animals
  3. Explain the functions of nutrients in the body of a farm animal
  4. State the importance of a balanced ration
  5. Explain the effect of nutrient deficiency on farm animals

Akọ̀wé Ẹ̀kọ́

A poultry keeper in Ogbomoso fed her layers only leftover maize bran. Within weeks her hens laid thin-shelled eggs and several developed bowed legs. The birds were not starving; they lacked the calcium their shell glands needed daily. A candidate who knows the six nutrient classes would spot that fault at once, and so will you.

Ìdánwò Ẹ̀kọ́

Oriire fun ipari ẹkọ lori Introduction To Animal Nutrition. Ni bayi ti o ti ṣawari naa awọn imọran bọtini ati awọn imọran, o to akoko lati fi imọ rẹ si idanwo. Ẹka yii nfunni ni ọpọlọpọ awọn adaṣe awọn ibeere ti a ṣe lati fun oye rẹ lokun ati ṣe iranlọwọ fun ọ lati ṣe iwọn oye ohun elo naa.

Iwọ yoo pade adalu awọn iru ibeere, pẹlu awọn ibeere olumulo pupọ, awọn ibeere idahun kukuru, ati awọn ibeere iwe kikọ. Gbogbo ibeere kọọkan ni a ṣe pẹlu iṣaro lati ṣe ayẹwo awọn ẹya oriṣiriṣi ti imọ rẹ ati awọn ogbon ironu pataki.

Lo ise abala yii gege bi anfaani lati mu oye re lori koko-ọrọ naa lagbara ati lati ṣe idanimọ eyikeyi agbegbe ti o le nilo afikun ikẹkọ. Maṣe jẹ ki awọn italaya eyikeyi ti o ba pade da ọ lójú; dipo, wo wọn gẹgẹ bi awọn anfaani fun idagbasoke ati ilọsiwaju.

  1. The chief and cheapest source of energy in a farm animal's diet is: A. Vitamins B. Carbohydrates C. Minerals D. Water Answer: B
  2. Which of the following is NOT one of the six classes of nutrients? A. Proteins B. Roughage C. Minerals D. Vitamins Answer: B
  3. A prolonged shortage of calcium and phosphorus in a growing animal's diet chiefly results in: A. Weak or bowed bones B. Loss of appetite C. Improved growth D. Excess body fat Answer: A
  4. A balanced ration is best described as one that supplies: A. The largest possible quantity of feed B. Only carbohydrates and proteins in equal amounts C. All six classes of nutrients in the right proportions for a stated purpose D. Whatever feed is cheapest and most available Answer: C
  5. A prolonged deficiency of vitamin A in poultry is most likely to cause: A. Improved eggshell strength B. Poor vision and reduced hatchability C. Faster feathering D. Increased water intake Answer: B

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Ibeere 1 Ìròyìn

(a) Mention five ways of preventing malnutrition in farm animals.

(b) Discuss rickets in farm animals stating two points each under the following headings.

(i) causes:
(ii) symptoms:
(iii) control measures
(iv) animals which could be affected

(c) Explain the term additive as used in animal nutrition

(d) State five reasons why additives are included in animal feed