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6. Most amino acids can be manufactured from the body by smaller constituents, others have to be taken from the diet. These are called:

  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin E
  • Essential amino acids
  • Enzymes

7. Cattle and sheep are/have?

  • Crop and gizzard
  • Hindgut fermenters
  • Ruminants
  • Monogastric

8. Birds have/are?

  • Crop and gizzard
  • Hindgut fermenters
  • Ruminants
  • Monogastric

9. Canned dog food should not be fed to cats because...

  • Cats need different proteins than dogs
  • Cats need higher fat than dog
  • Cats need more carbohydrate than dogs
  • Cats need more fibre than dogs

10. Which is not a function of vitamins?

  • Help with enzyme reactions.
  • Help to bind Amino-Acids
  • Provide anti-oxidants
  • Help cell to absorb nutrients

11. What is Ash?

  • Act as an amino acid binder
  • Ash is a vitamin that is placed into pet food to help bulk it up.
  • It is when all the pet food constituents are broken down and burned
  • Mix of carbohydrates + protein that have been burned.

12. Which one of the following foodstuffs contains protein of the highest biological value?

  • Soya
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Cereals

13. At what degree of dehydration do animals start to show signs?

  • >12%
  • >10%
  • 5%
  • 1%

14. Which statements are correct about TOXICITIES?

  • All answers
  • Toxicities cannot develop with water soluble vitamins
  • It is too much of something in the diet
  • It is the opposite to a deficiency

15. What is the normal maintenance calculation for dogs + cats?

  • 60-80mls /Kg/24hrs
  • 20-30mls /Kg/24hrs
  • 50-60mls /Kg/24hrs
  • 30-40mls /Kg/24hrs

16. Which one of these is a fat soluable vitamin?

  • Vitamin A
  • Biotin
  • Vitamin B
  • Vitamin C

17. Which of the following is an essential amino acid for cats?

  • Absorbic acid
  • Taurine
  • Biotin
  • Linoleic acid

18. Which one of the following groups are fat soluable vitamins?

  • B,C,D&K
  • B,D,E & K
  • A,D,E & K
  • A,B,E & K

19. Horses and rabbits are/have?

  • Hindgut fermenters
  • Ruminants
  • Crop and gizzard
  • Monogastric

20. Which statement is true about minerals?

  • The animal only needs relatively small quantities in the diet and needed for a variety of important functions (maintaining of body PH, fluid balance, muscle function).
  • Deficiencies affected (muscle, fat, reproduction).
  • They are essential for the body and the animals need high qualities of minerals in their diet.
  • They are needed for a variety of important function (clotting factors, regulates calcium levels, helps with sight).