Nutrients and their Functions - created from Mind Map

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Water and Moisture

Water refers to drinking water, wheres moisture is used in reference to the amount of water in a given feed or ration.

Carbohydrates

Fats

Proteins

Dry Matter

Feed after water (moisture) has been removed (100% dry)

Carbon

hydrogen

oxygen

Lipids

Contain Carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen

More carbon and hydrogen than oxygen

Fats contain 2.25 times more energy per pound than carbohydrates

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Precursors of prostaglandins

Structural components of cells

Simple Protein

Complex Protein

Only Nutrient class that contains nitrogen

Feed contain 16% nitrogen on average

Limiting Amino Acids

non-essential

Essential

Contains only Amino Acids

Contains hemoglobin, carbs (glycoproteins) or lipid (lipoproteins)

Normal Synthesis of Protein

Used in feed to assure normal protein formation

Normal growth but can not be synthesized

Must be provided vie dietary means