Note Taking Guide
Topic # 3043
Digestion, Absorption and Feed Consumption
Anna Blight
Carbohydrates and Fats are:
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Carbohydrates:
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 broken down into ______________ _____________ and ______________
 Sugars and starches are a very important ______________ ________________
___________________
 ____________________ are an important source of starch in ruminant diets
 ______________________ use concentrates as a source of carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are:
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Fats are:
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Digestion and Absorption
 Digestion breaks food particles down into _______________________
 Molecules can be absorbed into the blood and eventually ______________
________________ _________________
 ______________________ refers to the amounts of nutrients in a feed, which can
be absorbed by the body from the digestive tract
 ______________________ or ____________________________
Ruminants:
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 _______________________ = chew cud
 re-chew a _____________________ _______________ of feed
 Has a __________________ stomach consisting of _______________
___________ __________ compartment
 The four compartments of a cow stomach are called: ___________________,
_________________, ___________________ and _____________________
 The ____________________ is a large ________________________ vat where
_________________ and _________________ thrive and break down roughages
for their own use
 The animal has a ________________________ relationship with these
microorganisms
 Cattle can synthesize __________________ __________________ by the
microorganisms in the gut
 Also can make some ____________________ if given the right kind of nitrogen
 Later these ________________________ are digested in the _______________
_____________________ to provide ___________________ for the animals use
Fermentation process:
 Microbial fermentation of _______________________ produces _____________
_______________ _____________ as waste produces
 Animal uses ________________ _______________ ________________ as a
major energy source
 Also produce ________________ ________ and some ________________
__________________
Monogastrics:
 _____________, ______________, ________________ and humans
 __________________ stomach, ________________ compartment
 ______________________ present in salivia and in the stomach aid in
___________________
 _________________________ break down into simple _________________ and
____________________
 Proteins to ________________ ______________
 Fats to ________________ ______________
 Monogastrics ________________ significantly synthesize __________________
___________________ or __________________ __________________
 Small intestine receives ___________________ of ____________________
 ____________ __________________ is the _____________ _____________
area for _____________________ and _________________________ of feed