Feeding and Nutrition Revision

What 3 things influence a dietary plan?

• Age, Workload, State

• Age, Height, Colour

• Workload, State, Name

• State, Weight, Time

What is the most accurate weight management tools

• Weighbridge

• Equine Weight Formula

• Equine Weight Tape

• Guess

What is the DE (MJ) of a 500kg horse at maintenance?

(0.0333xBW)

​ Dry Matter is when the ​__ is ​removed

Fibre is digested in the...

Protein starts digestion in the __ ​ and is completed in the small intestine

Mechanical digestion occurs in the ....

• Mouth and stomach

• Mouth and small intestine

• Large intestine

• Large intestine and mouth

What food is the foundation to the diet?

What does absorption mean?

• Physical and chemical breakdown of food

• Passage of digested food into the body via the bloodstream

• The intake of food

Enzymatic digestion occurs in the__