I. Indicate True or False
1. Albumins are not soluble in water.
2. Elastins are fibrous proteins.
3. Triglycerides are known as fat.
4. G.E. content of fat is about 4 kcal/g.
5. Net yield of ATP per mole of glycerol is 21.
6. Thaer developed the first feeding standard.
7. Sucrose is sweetest of all the sugars.
8. Maltose is a reducing sugar.
9. Starch equivalent of wheat bran is 45.
10. Antibiotics are essential for large ruminants in feed.
11. NFE is determined by analysis.
12. BMR declines about 8% per year of age.
13. Vitamin E deficiency causes crazy chick disease.
14. VanSoest system of feed analysis was proposed in 1967.
15. Activity increment of cattle, sheep and swine is less when compared to poultry.
16. R.Q. for carbohydrate is 0.7.
17. Blood meal is deficient in isoleucine but rich in lysine.
18. Soybean meal is rich in methionine.
19. The pH of silage in A. I. V. method is kept below 4.
20. For guinea pig the Vitamin C requirement is 222 mg/kg DM of diet.
21. Zone of thermal neutrality for pig is 20-260C.
22. Chief route of phosphorus excretion in ruminants is urine.
23. Molybdenum deficiency in chicken causes femoral head necrosis.
24. Plasma calcium level is 4-5 mg/dL in most species.
25. Chromium deficiency causes impaired glucose tolerance.
26. Diammonium phosphate contains 18% Nitrogen and 20% Phosphorus.
27. Iron requirement for pig is 80mg/kg diet.
28. 1 IU of Vitamin E is equal to 1 mg α tocopherol acetate.
29. Menadione is both water-soluble and fat-soluble.
30. Fibrobacter succinogens is the chief fibre degrading bacteria in the rumen.
31. Fungal count in rumen is 103 to 105/ml of rumen liquor.
32. Specific function of rumen fungi is substrate penetration.
33. Sequestration is function of holotrich protozoa.
34. Microbe with highest protease activity in rumen is bacteria.
35. Majority of rumen bacteria are Gram positive.
36. Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens is a hemicellulose degrading bacteria.
37. Defaunation causes increase in bacterial and fungal biomass.
38. Yeast is a probiotic.
39. Trypsin acts on the peptide linkage involving aromatic amino acids.
40. Secretion of Brunners gland is alkaline.
41. Amino peptidase and di peptidase is secreted from small intestine.
42. Monensin supplementation increases methane production in ruminants.
43. The chief end product of purine metabolism in ruminants is allantoin.
44. Prehensile organ of cattle is lip.
45. MFN has no relationship with feed intake.
46. Maintenance requirement of dogs is 132 kcal/kgW0.75.
47. Haecker showed that nutritive requirements varied with quality and quantity of milk produced in dairy cattle.
48. Microbial digestion in rabbits takes place in proximal colon and caecum.
49. Armsby developed surface area law.
50. As per NRC, protein content in hamster diet should be 15%.
51. Methane is the chief rumen gas.
52. Struvite is Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate.
53. In dairy cows grazing resulted in a maintenance requirement that was 40% greater than when they were fed in the barn.
54. Terpenes yield isoprene moiety on degradation.
55. Lymph draining the intestine is always milky in ruminants.
56. Availability of calcium is 45%.
57. β oxidation of fat takes place in endoplasmic reticulum.
58. 1000 ppm TDS is ideal for water.
59. Cats are very sensitive to deficiency of arginine.
60. Metabolic water comprises 20-25% of total water intake of domestic animals.
Answer Key
| 1. F | 11. F | 21. T | 31. T | 41. T | 51. F |
| 2. T | 12. T | 22. F | 32. T | 42. F | 52. T |
| 3. T | 13. T | 23. T | 33. T | 43. T | 53. T |
| 4. F | 14. T | 24. F | 34. F | 44. F | 54. T |
| 5. T | 15. T | 25. T | 35. F | 45. F | 55. T |
| 6. T | 16. F | 26. T | 36. T | 46. T | 56. T |
| 7. F | 17. T | 27. T | 37. T | 47. T | 57. F |
| 8. T | 18. F | 28. T | 38. T | 48. T | 58. T |
| 9. T | 19. T | 29. T | 39. F | 49. F | 59. T |
| 10. F | 20. T | 30. T | 40. T | 50. T | 60. F |
Fill in the blanks
1. Taurine deficiency in cats results in ...............................
2. Lignin is associated with .............................. in plants.
3. The true stomach of ruminants is ................................................
4. Cat cannot convert β Carotene to Vitamin A as it lacks the enzyme.............................
5. Animal starch is ............................................
6. Hay cannot be stored if the moisture content is above .....................................
7. Ether extract in solvent extracted cake is ............................%.
8. .............................are the main proteins of connective tissue.
9. Toxic amino acid present in subabul ....................................
10. Cereals are deficient in the amino acid .......................................
11. 1 calorie =.................................J
12. Methane contains .............................kcal energy /g.
13. Chief VFA in rumen is ..........................
14. The practice of feeding extra concentrate in last 6-8 weeks of pregnancy is called ........................
16. DCP requirement for milk production in goats is ...............................
17. Urea can replace about ................................% of DCP requirement.
18. Optimum DM content of silage premix is ..............................
19. The mineral associated with the enzyme tyrosinase is ...............................
20. Safe upper limit of fluoride in water is ...................ppm.
21. Dissecting aneurysm in chicken is due to deficiency of ...........................
22. Aflatoxin content in the feed of duck should not exceed ......................ppm.
23. Minimum CP content of BIS Type I cattle feed is .......................%.
24. .................... is the only VFA found in appreciable quantities in peripheral circulation.
25. Vitamin required in propionic acid metabolism is ...............................
26. Pica is due to deficiency of .......................................
27. An adult elephant requires .............................kg green per day.
28. ............................ is a measure of amount of water soluble steam volatile fatty acids.
29. Calcium deficiency in bitches results in .................................
30. Grass staggers is due to deficiency of ...........................
31. N S P present in wheat is ..............................
32. Thumps in piglets is due to deficiency of .................................
33. Father of the science of Nutrition is ......................................
34. Parakeratosis in swine is due to deficiency of .........................
35. Optimum pH of silage is ...........................
36. ATP produced from 1 mole of propionate is .............................
37. The enzyme Alcohol dehydrogenase has the mineral ..............................
38. The enzyme Arginase contains the mineral ..............................
39. Specific function of rumen bacteria is ....................................
40. Protozoa used for the evaluation of protein quality in feeds is ......................
| 1. Feline Central Retinal Degeneration (FCRD) | 11. 4.184 | 21. Copper | 31. Arabinoxylan |
| 2. Cellulose | 12. 13.34 | 22. 0.03 ppm | 32. Iron |
| 3. Abomasum | 13. Acetic acid | 23. 22% | 33. Lavoisier |
| 4. β Carotene dioxygenase | 14. Steaming up | 24. Acetate | 34. Zinc |
| 5. Glycogen | 15. 2.5-3 | 25. Vitamin B12 | 35. 3.8-4.2 |
| 6. 15% | 16. 70 g/kg milk produced | 26. Phosphorus | 36. 17 ATP |
| 7. 0.5-1 | 17. 30 % | 27. 200 kg | 37. Zinc |
| 8. Collagen | 18. 35 % | 28. Reichert-Meissl Number | 38. Manganese |
| 9. Mimosine | 19. Copper | 29. Eclampsia | 39. Methanogenesis |
| 10. Lysine | 20. 2 ppm | 30. Magnesium | 40. Tetrahymena pyriformis |
1. Chairman of the scientific panel set up for the development of the first edition of feeding standard published by ICAR in 1985?
N. D. Kehar
2. A scientist from KAU, who was a member of the sub-committee for drafting ICAR feeding standards for goats?
M. Shivaraman
3. Feeding standards in U. K. is developed by?
A R C
4. Starch digestibility in rumen ranges from?
63-70%
5. Chief cellulose degrading bacteria of rumen?
Fibrobacter succinogens
6. Only VFA present in appreciable quantity in peripheral blood as an important energy source?
Acetate
7. Berseem is a plant from?
Egypt
8. A I V method of silage making uses the acids?
Sulphuric acid and Hydrochloric acid
9. Flieg index is a commonly used method for evaluation of?
Silage quality
10. Silo-fillers disease is an illness of farm workers that is caused by inhalation of the oxides of?
Nitrogen
11. “Vana Mahotsava” the annual festival of trees was inaugurated in?
1950
12. Beneficial effect of condensed tannin in legumes is attributed to their ability to?
Protect protein
13. Name two tannin complexing agents?
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)
14. 3,4 DHP (dihydroxypyridone) and 2, 3 DHP are the break down products of the antinutritional factor ………….?
Mimosin
15. Chief endproduct of purine metabolism in ruminants?
Allantoin
16. A naturally occurring fatty acid found in ruminant products which has beneficial health attributes like anticarcinogenic activity, anti obesity and anti atherogenic activity?
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
17. Plants belonging to genus Brassica has the antinutritional factor…………?
Glucosinolates
18. Slobber syndrome and facial eczema in cattle is caused by the consumption of….?
Mycotoxins (slaframine and swainsonine)
19. Hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicates (HSCAS) are added in feed for?
Binding mycotoxins
20. Maximum permitted level of aflatoxin in animal feeds (as per Prevention of food adulteration act)?
30 ppb (0.03 ppm)
21. BT cotton has the gene from the bacterium?
Bacillus thuringiensis
22. Plant which is named Biodiesel?
Jatropha
23. The oil seed crop that is produced in the largest amount in the world is?
Soybean
24. Domesticated avian species having high requirement for Niacin?
Duck
25. Mineral which is present in glucose tolerant factor?
Chromium
26. Central Research Institute for Dry land Agricuture (CRIDA) is located at?
Hyderabad
27. Tree loppings or prunings available as feed in silvipastoral system is termed?
Top feeds
28. Name a selenium accumulator plant?
Astragalus
29. N : S ratio of wool?
5:1
30. The pathway of propionate production in animal consuming high fibrous diet?
Succinate pathway
31. Term metabolizability denotes?
ME/GE
32. Vitamin C requirement for guinea pig diet?
200 mg/kg feed
33. Fodder feed is?
Cow pea
34. VFA having maximum absorption rate is?
Butyrate
35. Zinc deficiency causes infertility in males because it is a component of the enzyme……..?
Thymidine kinase
36. Preferred source of enzyme for estimating degradability of protein in French PDI system?
S. griseus (protease)
37. Alkaloid in legume which predispose bloat?
Saponin
38. If no green grass is fed to ruminants the concentrate mixture should have Vitamin A at the rate of ……..?
5000 IU/Kg
39. Other than HMP shunt, the conversion of …..to ……… is a source of NADP in non ruminants?
Malate to Pyruvate
40. Phosphorus content of bran?
1.2-1.5%
41. Carprice reaction is concerned with the estimation of?
Vitamin A
42. Antimetabolite of folic acid?
Aminopterine
43. Fatal syncope in calves and pigs is due to deficiency of?
Vitamin E
44. First discovered amino acid?
Aspargine
45. Chief acid of silage is?
Lactic acid
46. Silo with minimum spoilage is?
Upright silo
47. Scotopsin is rich in the amino acid?
Lysine
48. Meskawi is a common variety of the plant?
Berseeem
49. Domesticated ruminant with highest BMR?
Goat
50. Deficiency disease in which ceroid pigment is accumulated in adipose tissue of cats?
Yellow fat disease/Pansteatitis (Vitamin E deficiency)
51. Colour of pure vitamin A?
Colourless
52. Reference standard in a Bomb calorimeter?
Benzoic acid
53. Brouwer equation is used to estimate?
Heat production
54. A fungal enzyme added in poultry feeds containing barley?
ß glucanase
55. Ruminant which is most prone to both cobalt deficiency and copper toxicity?
Sheep
56. Biological value of microbial protein?
80
57. (DCP + DTP)/2 is ?
Protein Equivalent
58. The pathway occurring in plants which is responsible for the conversion of fat to carbohydrate?
Glyoxylate cycle
59. First two enzymes of urea cycle is located in?
Mitochondria
60. Cell organelle involved in initial steps of alkoxy-phospholipid biosynthesis which leads to the production of plasmalogens?
Peroxisomes
61. Aminoacid required for the production of carnitine?
Lysine
62. ………..% of the nitrogen of milk is NPN?
5%
63. Hammer mill works on the principle of/
Impact grinding
64. Major pathway for ATP synthesis in tissues lacking mitochondria like RBC, cornea and lens?
Glycolysis
65. Metals inhibiting pyruvate dehydrogenase complex?
Arsenic and Mercury
