Applied animal nutrition UE Past Papers Questions.

Using a well elaborated diagram , give an account on the partition of energy in the body of ruminant animals.

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Write short notes on

1. Physical factors affecting feed intake by ruminants
2. Factors affecting metabolisable energy values of feedstuffs
3. Essential amino acid index.

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A sheep consumed 2.3 kg/day hay with 75% DM and 18MJ GE/kg DM. The average faecal voided was 1.2 kg/day with 35% DM and 17.5 MJ GE/kg DM. In addition it excreted 1.40 and 2.05 MJ/day in urine and Methane , respectively.

Compute

1. Dry matter digestibility of the hay
2. Digestible energy content of hay in MJ/kg DM.
3. Metabolizable energy value of the hay in MJ/kg DM.

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A sheep consumed 1.5 kg hay with 80% DM and 18 MJ/kg DM. It excreted 4.5 MJ/day of energy in faeces, 1.40 MJ/day in urine and 2.05 MJ/day in methane. Calculate the ME value of hay in MJ/kg MD.

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1. What do you understand by the term an ideal protein
2. Give an account on how you can estimate the protein requirement of a growing pig using the factorial approach.

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