Transcript What to Feed - Harrisonville Schools

Lesson 3 – Nutrients in an
Animal Diet
Ag Science I
Mr. Dieckhoff
Important Information
 Made from amino acids
 Protein
Important Information
 Most important nutrient
 Water
Important Information
 Divided into 2 categories:
micro & macro
 Minerals
Important Information
 Cheap source of energy
 Carbohydrates
Important Information
 Provides 2.25 times more
energy than
carbohydrates
 Fats
Important Information
 Consume 2-5 lbs per
pound of feed
 Water
Important Information
 Most common type of
nutrient deficiency
 Protein
Important Information
 Grass tetany occurs
because of a lack of
magnesium
 Minerals
Important Information
 Most limiting amino acid
is lysine
 Protein
Important Information
 Water Soluble - BC
 Vitamins
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 Fat Soluble - ADEK
 Vitamins
Important Information
 Should make up 75% of
animal’s diet
 Carbohydrates
Important Information
 Deficiency of this nutrient
results in poor weight
gain
 Carbohydrates
Function in Animal Body
 Provides body protection
 Fats
Function in Animal Body
 Needed for muscle
development
 Proteins
Function in Animal Body
 Helps transport nutrients
 Water
Function in Animal Body
 Provides bone structure
and development
 Minerals
Function in Animal Body
 Provides energy for body
muscular movements
 Carbohydrates
Function in Animal Body
 Needed to Keep Animal
Healthy
 Vitamins
Function in Animal Body
 Regulate animal body
temperature
 Water
Function in Animal Body
 Helps animal resist
disease
 Vitamins
What to Feed
 Corn
 Carbohydrates
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 Soybean Meal
 Protein
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 Fish Meal
 Protein
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 High Quality Green Hay
 Vitamins
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 Wheat
 Carbohydrates
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 Molasses
 Fats
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 Oats
 Carbohydrates
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 Poultry Meal
 Protein
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 Pond
 Water
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 Linseed Oil
 Fats
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 Salt Block
 Mineral
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 Nipple Waterer
 Water
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 Alfalfa
 Protein
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 Bowl
 Bowl
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 Mineral Block
 Mineral
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 Calcium
 Mineral
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 Sun
 Vitamins
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 Tank
 Water