Ruminant Nutrition Jeopardy!

Waterford Union High School

Rules

• Each team sends one person per turn. They cannot get help from their team

• First to “buzz” in gets 15 seconds to answer. • If the first person to buzz cannot get the answer, the

second team can buzz in. Once they buzz in, they too have 15 seconds. They also cannot get help.

• You either gain or lose points on each turn.• If no team buzzes within 10 seconds, the question

ends and the answer is given.

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Nutrients, Etc.

Feeding Rations

DigestiveStrategies

The 4 Chambers

Disease & Disorder

Feeding Ruminants

Nutrients, Etc.

• This fulfills all the energy needs of a cow.• Carbohydrates

Nutrients, Etc.

• These become the functional part of a cow’s body

• Amino Acids

Nutrients, Etc.

• This nutrient deficiency has the greatest physiological impact on a ruminant

• Water

Nutrients, Etc.

• This has two forms – UIP and DIP• Protein

Nutrients, Etc.

• Cellulose is this kind of nutrient (the kind of nutrient that is the primary source of bodily energy)

• Carbohydrate

Feeding Rations

• This stage of lactation includes the peak milk production.

• Early Lactation

Feeding Rations• This stage of lactation is when the cow stops

being milked. • Dry Period

Feeding Rations

• This stage of lactation in which grain is fed to re-stimulate the rumen.

• Transition period

Feeding Rations

• This stage of lactation includes the peak in feed consumption

• Peak DM Intake

Feeding Rations

• This stage of lactation in which the cow is still producing milk but is unlikely to have any nutritional problems.

• Mid-Late Lactation

Digestive Strategies

• This class of animals has only a simple stomach that secretes acid.

• Monogastrics

Digestive Strategies

• This class of animals has both a crop and a gizzard.

• Avian

Digestive Strategies

• This class of animals uses a cecum to break down plant matter

• Post-gastric fermenters

Digestive Strategies

• This class of animals has a multi-chambered stomach.

• Ruminants

Digestive Strategies

• Which of the following is the organ that uses stones or grit to break down food

• Gizzard

The 4 Chambers

• This chamber is a filter and removes water from the digested matter

• Omasum

The 4 Chambers

• This chamber is used for fermentation:

• The rumen

The 4 Chambers

• This chamber is used to catch foreign objects

• The reticulum

The 4 Chambers

• This chamber is most like our own stomachs• The abomasum

The 4 Chambers

• This chamber is the first of the four chambers• The rumen

Disease & Disorder

• This is disease in which fat is broken down too quickly

• Ketosis

Disease & Disorder

• This is the disease where a piece of metal is in the reticulum

• Hardware

Disease & Disorder

• This is the disease where blood vessels in the hooves swell due to acidic conditions in the blood

• Laminitis

Disease & Disorder

• This is the disease where low levels of bodily magnesium cause tremors and increased urination

• Grass Tetany or Hypomagnesia

Disease & Disorder

• This is the disease also known as milk fever• Hypocalcemia

Feeding Ruminants

• This should be done to waterers to prevent the contamination of fecal matter

• They should be elevated

Feeding Ruminants

• This is the forage that consists of chopped and fermented corn stalks

• Corn silage

Feeding Ruminants

• This is the energy supplement consisting of fermented, partially ground corn

• High Moisture Corn

Feeding Ruminants

• This is the energy concentrate that can noticeably improve rumen function

• Oats

Feeding Ruminants

• This is the category of protein that is used directly by the cow and bypasses the rumen.

• Undegradable Intake Protein (UIP)