Animal Nutrition and Digestion

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Hull

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outer covering of a seed or fruit

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Feed

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grains and by-products fed to animals

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Diet

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mixture of food and drink available for an animal which provides nutrients

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Bile

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thick yellowish digestive fluid aiding in the digestion of fats

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Villi

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small outgrowths in the mucous membrane of the small intestines which serves in the absorption of nutrients

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Chyme

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partially digested mass of food from the stomach which is forced into the small intestines

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Bolus

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mass of food and saliva formed in the mouth after thorough chewing

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Thyroxin

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hormone which regulates metabolic rate

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Gestation

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carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female animal

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Enzymes

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proteins which increase the rate of chemical reactions