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ANS102
Converting feed to food
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
12/05/2011

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What percent of the world's population would get most of its protein, fats, iron, niacin and other vitamins from meat from ruminants?
Definition
80%
Term
What percent of our protein comes from food products from ruminants?
Definition
45%
Term
What percent of our fat comes from food products from ruminants?
Definition
32%
Term
What percent of our phosphorus comes from food products from ruminants?
Definition
50%
Term
What percent of our calcium comes from food products from ruminants?
Definition
77%
Term
Fat, protein, carbohydrates produce ___% of energy
Definition
35
Term
Edible by-products include: (theres 4)
Definition
1. Brain
2. Tongue
3. Kidneys
4. Heart
Term
Consumption of red meat, dairy products and eggs has ______ in recent years
Definition
decreased
Term
With regards to Food Safety what are some of the major issues (theres 6 listed)
Definition
Bacterial Contamination
Pesticides in food
Drug residues in food
Irradication of food
Genetic Engineering
Contamination of food by processors
Term
What percent of food borne illness is caused by bacteria?
Definition
66%
Term
What percent of food borne illness is caused by chemicals?
Definition
25%
Term
What percent of food borne illness is caused by viral?
Definition
5%
Term
What percent of food borne illness is caused by parasites?
Definition
4%
Term
When was the use of Cobalt or Cesium irradicated from beef?
Definition
1999
Term
True/False
Genetic Engineering produces disease prone animals.
Definition
False they produce disease resistant animal along with
-growth regulators
-new drugs
-vaccines
-Bovine Somatotropin (BST)
-Porcine Somatotropin (PST)
Term
What is the study of animal behavior in a natural environment
hint: Deals with instinctive behavior rather than learned behavior
Definition
Ethology
Term
What is fixed patterns of actions exhibited by animals?
hint: not learned but may be modified by learning experiences
Definition
Instinct
Term
What is the mechanism whereby animals change their level of responsiveness to stimuli
Definition
Habituation
Term
What is it called when animals cannot reach conclusions based on reasoning in the same sense that humans can?
Definition
Reasoning
Term
How do animals communicate?
Definition
Visualization
Body Posture
Change in Gait
Term
What are the two types of behaviors exhibited by animals?
Definition
Ingestive Behavior
Term
What is Ingestive Behavior?
Definition
Eating and drinking
Term
What is Eliminating behavior?
Definition
elimintaing feces and urine at random
Term
What do farm animals and poulty tend to do to provide better protection?
hint: instinctive behavior
Definition
they band together in a herd or flock
Term
What will animals do when in hot weather?
Definition
Pant, drool, sweat and increase water consumption
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