Animal Physiology (Leaving Cert Agricultural Science): Flashcards
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Digestion
Digestion
Breaking down food into absorbable nutrients for energy, growth & repair
Amylase function in saliva
Amylase function in saliva
Breaks down starch into maltose
Four chambers of ruminant stomach
Four chambers of ruminant stomach
Rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum
Rumen function
Rumen function
Fermentation vessel; microorganisms break down cellulose into glucose
Bloat cause in cattle
Bloat cause in cattle
Clover creates foam trapping gases in rumen
Main site of nutrient absorption
Main site of nutrient absorption
Small intestine (ileum)
Bile functions
Bile functions
Emulsify lipids & neutralise acidic food from stomach
Monogastric animals
Monogastric animals
One stomach; cannot digest cellulose (e.g. pigs, humans)
Deamination
Deamination
Liver converts toxic ammonia to urea
Bird gizzard function
Bird gizzard function
Mechanical digestion using grit to grind food