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1 ANN-211: Applied Animal Nutrition-II (Non-ruminants, Poultry and Laboratory Animals) (2+1) QUESTION BANK I. Definitions 1. Endogenous urinary nitrogen 2. Metabolic fecal nitrogen 3. Metabolisable energy 4. Crude protein 5. Maintenance requirement 6. Nutrient Requirement 7. Nutrient Allowance 8. Starch equivalent 9. Morrison feeding standard 10. NRC 11. Ration 12. Balanced ration 13. Creep feed 14. Swine finisher ration 15. Energy supplements 16. Protein supplements 17. Mineral supplements 18. Bran 19. Restricted feeding 20. Phase feeding 21. Forced moulting 22. Broiler starter feed 23. Broiler finisher feed 24. Shell grit 25. Feed efficiency 26. Salt toxicity 27. Least cost ration

2 28. Wet mash feed 29. Pellet feed 30. Unconventional feed 31. Antinutritional factor 32. Feed additive 33. Probiotic 34. Antioxidant 35. Hindgut fermentation 36. Caecotrophy 37. Gnawing 38. Nutritional chondrodystrophy 39. Feed supplement 40. Purified diet 41. Germ free diet 42. Essential fatty acids 43. Major mineral 44. Trace mineral 45. Newer trace mineral 46. Metalloenzyme 47. Metal activated enzyme 48. Calcium to phosphrus ratio 49. Nitrogen to suphur ratio 50. Alkali disease 51. Blind staggers 52. Goitrogens 53. Provitamin 54. Antivitamin 55. Nutritional myopathy 56. Xerophthalmia 57. Flavouring agents

3 58. Antioxidants 59. Grit 60. Buffers 61. Antibiotics 62. Probiotics 63. Prebiotics 64. Anti fungal feed additives 65. Hormonal feed additives II. SHORT ANSWERS 1. Functions of fat 2. Properties of fat 3. Rancidity 4. Classification of lipids 5. Essential amino acids 6. Classification of amino acids 7. Classification of protein 8. Glycogen 9. Starch 10. Cellulose 11. Classification of carbohydrates 12. Functions of carbohydrates. 13. Thumps 14. Salt toxicity 15. Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism 16. Write briefly on Indian feeding standard 17. Metabolic fecal nitrogen 18. Endogenous urinary nitrogen 19. Animal factors affecting digestibility of feed 20. Feed factors affecting digestibility of feed

4 21. Conditions essential for measuring BMR 22. Nutrient requirement for work 23. Malnutrition in pregnancy effect on foetus 24. Concept of Restricted feeding in poultry 25. Phase feeding in poultry 26. Enzymes as feed additives. 27. Measurement of protein requirement for egg production. 28. Malnutrition its impact on egg production and fertility 29. Malnutrition its impact on growth in swines. 30. Constraints in the use of non conventional feed resources 31. Probiotics 32. Factors governing feed efficiency in broilers 33. Milling by-products as animal feed 34. Feeding of pregnant mare 35. Feeding of stallion 36. Energy requirement in horses 37. Foal feeding 38. Feeding of lactating Sow 39. Feeding of mice 40. Caecotrophy 41. Duck feeding 42. Summer feeding management in poultry 43. Use of pigmentation enhancers in poultry 44. Nutritional reasons for small or large sized eggs 45. Creep feeding 46. Feeding rabbit bunnies 47. Feeding adult rabbit 48. Pearson square method 49. Least cost ration 50. Digestible nutrient type feeding standard

5 51. Indian feeding standard 52. Morrison feeding standard 53. Feed efficiency in poultry 54. Necessity for use of unconventional feeds 55. Animal origin vs plant origin protein supplements 56. Supplement Vs additive 57. Antifungal feed additives 58. Anticaking feed additives 59. Essential amino acids 60. Biological significance of fats in ration 61. Commonly used feedstuff for rabbits 62. Energy requirement horses 63. Protein requirement determination factorial approach 64. Feeding trial energy requirement for maintenance III. Essays 1. Explain how to determine protein requirement of an adult maintenance animal by the factorial approach. 2. Define BMR and how is BMR determined. 3. Feeding of Race horses 4. Feed management of ducks under intensive system of rearing 5. Feeding Swine for pork production 6. The pros and cons of using feed additives in poultry industry 7. Feed management of poultry during summer 8. Define creep feeding discuss its significance in swine rearing 9. Malnutrition its impact on pregnancy in livestock 10. Give a detailed account on factors influencing digestibility of feeds. 11. Compare and contrast between NRC and ISI specifications 12. Commonly available feeds and fodders for feeding monogastrics in Tamil Nadu 13. Explain in detail about purified diet and its limitations.

6 14. Factors that influence the energy requirement in horses 15. Discuss the guide lines that are to be adopted in formulation of a ration. 16. List out the various feeding standards and explain the merits and demerits ofeach one of them 17. Explain the feeding management of laying flock 18. Discuss on the nutrient requirement of poultry ration as per BIS. 19. Explain the nutrient requirement of ducks, compare the feeding of ducks with that of chicken 20. List out the factors affecting nutrient requirements in birds. 21. Explain in detail the feeding of piglets. 22. Account for the peculiarities of rabbit digestion. 23. Explain the direct calorimeter approach in measurement of BMR. 24. Explain the carbon-nitrogen balance method in determining energy requirement for maintenance 25. Explain the respiratory quotient methods in determining energy requirement for maintenance 26. Discuss on the factorial method of determining protein requirement for maintenance 27. Elaborate on the consequences of malnutrition during pregnancy. 28. Discuss on methods of determining nutrient requirement for egg production 29. Define growth and explain how energy and protein requirements for growth are determined 30. Discuss the feeding of rabbits from birth to adult hood 31. Compare and contrast between the feeding of mice, rat and guinea pigs 32. Give a detailed account on the use of feed additives in feeding poultry 33. Discuss in detail on the various types of protein supplements 34. Write an essay on energy concentrates 35. Explain the consequences of nutritional deficiencies in laboratory animals 36. Classify unconventional feeds and explain about unconventional roughages 37. Explain the necessity in use of unconventional feeds and discuss the constraints in its usage 38. Discuss on unconventional concentrates 39. Discuss the feeding management of stallion and brood mare

7 40. Discuss the differences in feeding management between commercial and backyard chicken 41. In a step wise manner explain how a broiler finisher ration is to be formulated 42. Using Pearson square prepare two protein mixtures having 12 and 16 % crude protein using maize and soya bean meal 43. Using the algebraic method formulate a layer mash as per BIS specification 44. Discuss the use of antibiotics as feed additive 45. Compare between antibiotic and probiotic as feed additive 46. Explain the feeding management of guinea pigs 47. Explain ways and means to decrease cost of feeding in commercial layer farms 48. Discuss about the various fodders and feed ingredients that could be used for feeding horses 49. Discuss on the various types of rations used in feeding swine 50. Discuss on the various methods of feeding swine

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