Week 1
Nutrients |
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Water
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Time: 2:46
- Requirement
- All species, ad-libitum supply of acceptable quality water
- Figure 2.1 – Grazing beef cattle consuming water
- Chemical formula: H2O
- Figure 2.2 – Chemical structure of water
- Functions
- Digestion
- Nutrient transport
- Waste excretion
- Temperature regulation
- Sources of acquisition
- Drinking
- Free-water in feed
- Metabolic water
- Sources of loss
- Urine
- Feces
- Lungs
- Skin surface
- Milk
- Quality
- Influences production
- Examples of contaminants
- Dissolved solids
- Salts
- Chemical elements and compounds
- Microorganisms – algae and protozoa
- Test on regular schedule
- Mineral content
- Contaminant
- Source of minerals
- Requirement
- Examples of influential factors
- Animal species and physiological state
- Diet consumed
- Environmental conditions
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