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For digestion and absorption of nutrients, the most active portion of the pig’s digestive tract is in the _____.

The nitrogen content in a protein on average is about _________.

Which of the following nutrients can be synthesized by the ruminal bacteria?

A homo-polysaccharide with the main chain being alpha-glucoses linked by alpha 1-4 glycosidic bonds. After every 7 to 10 glucose residues on the main chain there branched out a side chain that is linked to the main chain by an alpha 1-6 glycosidic bond.  What is this polysaccharide? Starch Glycogen Amylopectin Cellulose Hemicellulose

Which one of the following amino acids is an aromatic amino acid?(A)   Lysine(B)   Histidine(C)  Threonine(D)  Phenylalanine (E)   Methionine

Following an abrupt increase in grain intake, soon after pasture grazing, a beef cattle can readily develop a condition called metabolic acidosis. Which acid is mainly responsible for this condition?

A complete Electron Transport Chain includes five enzyme complexes (labelled as I through V) along the inner mitochondrial membrane. The name of Complex V is ________________.(A)  NADH dehydrogenase(B)  Succinate-Q reductase(C)  Cytochrome reductase(D)  ATP synthase(E)  Cytochrome C oxidase

Aspartate dehydrogenase can remove an ammonia (-NH3) group from an aspartate molecule, and after that the aspartate molecule will become ____________. (A) Pyruvate(B) Oxaloacetate(C) Alpha-ketoglutaate(D) Citrate(E) Lactate

How many carbon atoms are there in one sucrose molecule?

Compare the digestive systems between an adult horse and an adult pig in terms of anatomy, digestive functions, and dietary preference. [Hint: You can point out the similarities between them first, and then point out the differences. You can use a ruminant animal as a reference if you need to.]