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Nutrition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorption | taking in of fluids |
| Anemia | a condition associated with iron deficiency. Animals with anemia show a loss of appetite, poor growth, and list-lessness and become weak. |
| Antibodies | substances produced by an animals body in response to antigens (proteins, toxins or other substances) to which the body reacts. |
| Biohemical reactions | chemical reactions that take place in the cells of plants and animals, which includes respiration, digestion, and assimilation. |
| Black tongue factor | black tongue factor is a disease in humans caused by a deficiency of niacin. Not to be confused with black tongue disease in dogs. |
| Black tongue disease | a disease in dogs as a result of niacin deficiency. |
| Cation | a positively charged ion in chemical reactions. Sodium is the primary cation in blood plasma. |
| Ceca(cecum) | a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines, where bacterial action takes place. |
| Cloaca | serves as a common junction for the bird’s digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. |
| Coprophagy | the eating of feces or dung. |
| Digestion | the breakdown of food materials and the absorption of nutrients |
| Enzymes | complex protein substances produced by the body and necessary for biochemical reactions to occur. |
| Gizzard | a common name for the ventriculus, the largest organ of the birds digestive system; its primary purpose is to grind and crush food before it enters the small intestine |
| Grit | crushed granite, oyster shell, or other insoluble material that aids in the grinding and breaking down of coarse food material in the gizzard or ventriculus of a bird. |
| Hemoglobin | the red, iron-containing protein component of blood that is responsible for carrying oxygen to the body tissues. |
| Gormones | substances produced in one part of the body, but influence cells in another part of the body. |
| Macrominerals | seven inorganic elements that are essential to lifes processes. They are calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur, chlorine, and magnesium. |
| Microminerals | eight inorganic elements that are needed in trace amounts for proper body functioning.They are iron, iodine, copper, cobalt, manganese, zinc, molybdenum, and selenium. |
| Nitrogen-free extract (NFE) | the more easily and completely digested sugars and starches. |
| Non ruminant animals | nonruminant animals are often referred to as single-stomached or monogastric animals. |
| Nutrient | a single food or group of foods if the same general chemical composition that supports animal life. |
| Nutrition | refers to the animals receiving a proper and balanced food and water ration so that it can grow, maintain its body, reproduce, and supply or produce the things we expect from it. |
| Pellagra | also called the black tongue factor. A disease in humans related to niacin deficiency. |
| Proventriculus | the true stomach of a bird, where gastric acids and enzymes are secreted to begin the chemical digestive process. |
| Respiration | the process by which oxygen is supplied to the cells and tissues in exchange for carbon dioxide; the act of breathing. |
| Ruminant | ruminant animals are often referred to as forage-consuming or multi stomached animals, and include farm animals such as cattle, sheep, and goats and manny animals commonly found in the zoo, such as elk, deer giraffes, buffalo, camels, and antelope. |
| Ruminant animals | forage-consuming or multi stomached animals; includes farm animals such as cattle, sheep, and goats, and zoo animals such as elk, deer, giraffes, buffalo, camels, and antelope. |
| Scurvy | physical condition caused by vitamin C deficiency, characterized by swollen, painful joints and bleeding gums. Diarrhea, rough hair, and hair loss. |
| Solubility | the amount of a substance that can be dissolved in a given solvent. |
| Ventriculus | commonly referred to as the gizzard; the largest organ of the birds digestive system; its primary purpose is to grin and crush food before it enters the small intestine. |
| Vitamin Deficiency | characterized by low levels of a particular vitamin in an animals, which is typical caused by a lack or absence of that vitamin within the diet. |
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