KLA120 Tute C Digestion

Carbohydrates:

• Are the main energy source for monogastrics

• Are composed of chains of sugars

• Originate from cereal grains

• All of the above

The essential nutrients of monogastric animals

• Need to be provided through feeds

• Include probiotics and prebiotics

• Can be produced in large enough concentrations in the body

• All of the above

Dietary minerals are essential chemical elements

• True

• False

Fats from animal origin and are liquid at room temperature

• True

• False

In monogastrics, peristalsis

• Moves feed from mouth to stomach

• Moves feed from stomach to mouth

• Both of the above

The main function/s of the small intestine is/are

• Water retention

• Digestion and absorption

• Fermentation

• All of the above

In the body, energy is prioritised to fuel maintenance activities before production activities

• True

• False

Bile is:

• a dark green / yellowish fluid

• critical for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins

• produced by the liver & stored in the gall bladder

• all of the above

The gizzard is large section of oesophagus that stores food and enables continuous digestion in chickens

• True

• False

Monogastrics can acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach

• True

• False