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Nutrition (What affects intake (palatability, competition for food, Lack…
Nutrition
What affects intake
palatability
competition for food
Lack of food
bullying
moisture content in feed
Day length, temperature
animal feeling unsafe
Non-ruminants
Predominantly hindgut digestion
Horse
Rabbit
Predominantly simple stomach and SI
Chicken
Pig
GIT
Mouth: grinding to particle size, salivation stimulated by food, small volumes of amylase breaks down food.
pharyngeal diverticulum
stomach
diverticulum
or pouch at the top of the stomach which is probably a site for microbial metabolism of ingesta
the pars oesophagea is a non-glandular, subject to ulceration
cardiac, fundic and pyloric region is glandular
The major surface of the stomach and lining of the pits are covered with surface mucous cells, that produce thick, tenacious mucus to protect the epithelium against injure from acid and grinding activity.
diet requirements
Digestible (metabolisable) energy
crude protein
Vitamins
water soluble
B and C
fat soluble
A,D,E,K
Minerals
Ruminants
