Comparative Animal Nutrition and Metabolism by Cheeke Peter Robert & Dierenfeld Ellen S

Author:Cheeke, Peter Robert & Dierenfeld, Ellen S.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2010-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

Questions and Study Guide

1. Dosing of dairy cattle affected with ketosis with a solution of sodium acetate is not an effective treatment. Why not?

2. Ewes with pregnancy disease have a higher mortality rate than dairy cows with ketosis. Why?

3. Explain the metabolic events that could cause a cold-adapted pregnant ewe to develop ketosis when penned up in a warm barn.

4. What is the glycaemic index? How can it be used in the feeding of horses?

5. What is meant by the ‘thrifty gene hypothesis’?

6. How is a glucose tolerance test conducted?

7. What is equine metabolic syndrome? How are horses with this condition managed?

8. In what ways does the metabolism of fructose differ from glucose metabolism?

9. What is the glucose tolerance factor?

10. What is the apparent relationship between caloric intake and longevity? What is the relevance of this relationship to the contemporary American diet?

11. How is selenium involved in activities of the thyroid gland?

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