| A | B |
|---|
| Water | most important constituent in plant and animal tissues |
| Carbohydrates | cellulose, sugar and starch |
| Cellulose | polysaccharide only digested by microbes in the rumen |
| Monosaccharides | simple sugars |
| Lipids | 2.25 times a much energy as C-H-O |
| Protein | used for growth, maintenance, and tissue repair |
| Inidvidual units of protein | Amino Acids |
| Nonessential Amino Acids | synthesized in the animal's body |
| Essential Amino Acids | must be included in monogastric diets |
| Minerals | (inorganic) dietary essentials for specific metabolic functions |
| Vitamins | organic substances required in very small amounts |
| mastication | chewing |
| Deglutition | swallowing |
| Regurgitation | movement of digesta in reverse order from the stomach to the mouth |
| Herbivores | consume plant materials |
| Omnivores | consume plants and flesh |
| abomasum | known as the true stomach |
| small intestines | duodenum, illeum, jejunum |
| displaced abomasum | twisted stomach |
| probiotics | add bacteria to the rumen |
