Feeds and Feedings, Exams of Advanced Education

Various aspects of feed processing and feed ingredients for livestock. It covers topics such as the advantages and disadvantages of grinding, heating, and pelleting feed, the classification of feed ingredients (carbonaceous vs. Proteinaceous, concentrates vs. Roughages), the importance of mineral and vitamin supplementation, the phases of silage fermentation, and methods for measuring energy values of feeds. Detailed information on feed processing techniques, feed composition and quality, and the nutritional requirements of different livestock species. It serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the principles of feed formulation and management to optimize animal performance and health.

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2023/2024

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2024 ANSC 4394 Exam #2- Feeds &
Feedings
____Meal provides a glossy hair coat and bloom to hair - ANSWER-Linseed
a batch mixer mixes the feed while it is being ground - ANSWER-false
A burr mill contains one ___________ plate and one ________ plate that grind the feed.
- ANSWER-stationary; rotating
a burr mill contains two stationary plates that grind the feed - ANSWER-false
Additive - ANSWER--antibiotics
-flavor enhancers
-hormones
MEDICAL USES
additives are used to improve preservation of silage - ANSWER-true
Advantages of Green Chop: - ANSWER--large yield of nutrients
-less nutrient loss
-less trampling loss (cut it & feed it)
-lack of uniform quality
-problem with weather
-equipment cost
-not a year round crop
Advantages/disadvantages of grinding grains.... - ANSWER-increased fineness of grind
results
-improved feed efficiency
-faster passage through GI tract
___
-increase gastric ulcers if too fine
-reduced palatability
-bridging
-dustiness
-increased cost
Advantages/disadvantages of heat feed ingredients... - ANSWER--increased nutrient
availability
-increased palatability
-destroy enzyme inhibitors
-inactive toxins (raw soybean cannot be fed because of toxins unless heated)
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2024 ANSC 4394 Exam #2- Feeds &

Feedings

____Meal provides a glossy hair coat and bloom to hair - ANSWER-Linseed a batch mixer mixes the feed while it is being ground - ANSWER-false A burr mill contains one ___________ plate and one ________ plate that grind the feed.

  • ANSWER-stationary; rotating a burr mill contains two stationary plates that grind the feed - ANSWER-false Additive - ANSWER--antibiotics -flavor enhancers -hormones MEDICAL USES additives are used to improve preservation of silage - ANSWER-true Advantages of Green Chop: - ANSWER--large yield of nutrients -less nutrient loss -less trampling loss (cut it & feed it) -lack of uniform quality -problem with weather -equipment cost -not a year round crop Advantages/disadvantages of grinding grains.... - ANSWER-increased fineness of grind results -improved feed efficiency -faster passage through GI tract

-increase gastric ulcers if too fine -reduced palatability -bridging -dustiness -increased cost Advantages/disadvantages of heat feed ingredients... - ANSWER--increased nutrient availability -increased palatability -destroy enzyme inhibitors -inactive toxins (raw soybean cannot be fed because of toxins unless heated)


-reduced palatability (if heated too long) -reduce certain vitamins (temperamental in heat) -bind protein (mallard reaction) -cost Advantages/disadvantages of pelleting grains... - ANSWER-(compacting ground feed through dicot openings) -increased consumption -decreased dust & segregation -mechanized feeding -decreased storage space -improved fiber utilization -partial generalization of starch


-increased costs -quality control needed -fat additions -gastric ulcers an auger wagon is used for liquid feed that requires a long mixing time - ANSWER-true anhydrous ammonia - ANSWER-improves energy availability As Fed - ANSWER-(wet;fresh) expression of nutrient concentration of a feedstuff in the wet form of that feedstuff as-fed expression of nutrients-dilutes the nutrients - ANSWER-true Batch feed mixers - ANSWER-individual ingredients are ground before they go into the mixer -vertical: cylinder inverted cone -horizontal: u-shaped (liquid molasses, silage) -auger wagon: liquid molasses that needs longer mixing blood meal has 80% crude protein - ANSWER-true Butyric acid will be produced in a silo if there is insufficient lactic acid present - ANSWER-true calcium is not well utilized by the animal - ANSWER-false calculated TDN - ANSWER-= % digestible protein+ %dig fiber+ % dig NFE + (%dig fat times 2.25) Carbonaceous Concentrates - ANSWER--high energy -feed grain and byproducts

Distadvantages of TDN - ANSWER-- considers only digestive losses: ignores energy losses via urine, gas, and heat production -not expressed in energy terminology -overstimates energy value of forages, esp. poor quality forages Dry Forage - ANSWER-(greater than 18% CF) -straws -legumes -hays Dry Matter - ANSWER-(moisture free) expression of nutrient concentration of a feedstuff in the dry form of that feedstuff. Energy Feed - ANSWER-(less than 20% CP & less than 18% CF) -corn -milo -oats expression of nutrient concentration in a FS in a 90% DM basis - ANSWER-Air-dry Facet 4 denotes stage of maturity - ANSWER-true Facts that may influence the value of a feedstuff... - ANSWER--soil fertility -growing condition -harvesting -processing and storage fat additions should be no more than 4% of diet before going into pelleting machine - ANSWER-false Fat additives should be no more than __________% of a diet before going into a pelleting machine. - ANSWER-3% Fresh Forage Advantages - ANSWER--green chop GE= - ANSWER-DE + FE Green Chop - ANSWER-forage that is freshly cut/chopped and fed to livestock. green chop - ANSWER-freshly cut forage; chopped forage-fed before it ferments -may lower bloat -less expensive -problem with weather not a year around crop

mostly used in dairy cattle Green chop is mainly used in the swine industry - ANSWER-False, dairy cattle Gross energy minus fecal energy equals what? - ANSWER-Digestible Energy hay making - ANSWER-- 15% moisture or less drying agaents remove waxy layer( sodium/ potassium carbonate) Heat damage to hay will occur at a ________ moisture level. - ANSWER-25% Heat damage to hay will occur at a 10% moisture level - ANSWER-false Heat treatment methods... - ANSWER--steam flaking -steam rolling -pressure flaking -roasting -extruding -popping -exploding -micronizing Horizontal silos are placed on a concrete slab - ANSWER-false, in the ground It does not mold in a silo because the oxygen is being ___________ and carbon dioxide is being ____________. - ANSWER-consumed; produced metabolic energy - ANSWER-DE - UE & GPD Methods of processing feedstuff - ANSWER--grinding -heat process -chopping -pelleting methods to measure net energy - ANSWER-- energy balance trial -comparative slaughter technique Mineral Supplement - ANSWER--limestone -calcium carbonate Most sources of NPN are a source of 15-25% N - ANSWER-false NEg= - ANSWER-NEg Mcal/day ÷ NEg Mcal/lb NEm= - ANSWER-NEm Mcal/day ÷ NEm Mcal/lb

taste( palatable) processing feedstuffs will improve feed efficiency by 5-15% - ANSWER-true Processing feedstuffs will improve feed efficiency by how much? - ANSWER-5-15% propionic acid - ANSWER-removes waxy layer in hay Propionic acid allows hay to be stored at a higher moisture content - ANSWER-true Protein Supplement - ANSWER-(greater than 20% CP) -soybean meal -cottonseed meal -meat & bone/blood meal -tankage

  • milk products -animal waste Proteinaceous Concentrations - ANSWER-Protein Quality -kinds, amounts & ratio of AA -NPN only fed to ruminants -AA must be supplied to non ruminants EEA -Tryptophan -Lysine -EAA grains ( fair scouce) methionine ( SBM, fish meal) Gycien and glutamic acid ( corn) SWINE AND POULTRY NEED lysine, tryptophan, threonine, methionine Proteinaceous roughages - ANSWER-primary legumes -legume forages -alfalfa -red clover -alsike/white/ladino/sweet clover -birdsfoot trefoil Proteinaceous Roughages - ANSWER-primary legumes -legume forages -alfalfa -red clover -alsike/white/ladino/sweet clover -birdsfoot trefoil

roughage feedstuffs - ANSWER--low in fiber & high in fiber -bulk in ruminant rations -required in lactating dairy rations -good source of fat soluble vitamins -palatable to ruminants -beef finishing and swine rations Roughage Feedstuffs - ANSWER--low in fiber & high in fiber -bulk in ruminant rations -required in lactating dairy rations -good source of fat soluble vitamins -palatable to ruminants -beef finishing and swine rations Ruminants can tolerate ___% of animal fat as their energy source - ANSWER- rye is one of the least palatable carbonaceous concentrates - ANSWER-true Scale sensitivity in feed mixing... - ANSWER-should be 2% of smallest weight of item (check with standard weights & clean platform) Scale sensitivity should be... - ANSWER-2% of the smallest item weight Silage - ANSWER-(product of acid fermentation of green forage) -corn -alfalfa sodium bentonite is used as a pellet binder - ANSWER-true Sources of minerals: - ANSWER-Calcium -limestone (33-38% Ca), oyster shell (37-39% Ca), dicalcium phosphate (23-28% Ca) Phosphorus -phosphoric acid (22-32% P), diammonium phosphate (20-24% P), dicalcium phosphate (18-22% P) Salt -most fed mineral of them all (appetite enhancer/depressor), fed free-choice soybean meal is in class - ANSWER- TDN only considers what kind of losses? - ANSWER-digestive (fecal) These types of silos are placed in the ground? - ANSWER-Horizontal Silos This type of batch mixture is used for liquid feed that requires a long mixing time - ANSWER-Auger Wagon

when increasing the fineness of grind- the feedstuff is subject to wind loss - ANSWER- true When increasing the fineness of the grind, the feedstuff is subject to... - ANSWER-- improved feed efficiency -faster passage through GI tract -increased gastric ulcers -reduced palatability -bridging -dustiness increased cost -wind loss Why process feedstuff... - ANSWER--increase efficiency of handling -increase utilization (digestibility/palatability) -alter density (increase/decrease bulk) -improve feed efficiency (how many lbs of feed need to be fed to increase lb in weight) *increase efficiency, decrease cost of gain