"Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life."
The study of nutrients (proteins, minerals, vitamins, etc.) required by animals to maintain optimal health and productivity.
Nutrient requirements: Identifying the essential nutrients required by different animal species and understanding their daily intake levels.
Digestive anatomy and physiology: Understanding the structure and functions of the digestive system to help animals digest and absorb essential nutrients.
Feedstuffs and their nutritional value: Knowing the nutritional value of different feedstuffs such as hay, grains, silage, and forages.
Feed additives and supplements: Understanding the role of additives and supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and enzymes in animal nutrition.
Ruminant nutrition: Studying the unique digestive system of ruminants such as cows, sheep, and goats and how they digest and extract nutrients from feedstuffs.
Non-ruminant nutrition: Learning about the digestive system of non-ruminant species such as pigs, chickens, and horses and their nutritional requirements.
Feed processing: Knowing how different feed processing techniques such as grinding, pelleting, and mixing affect nutrient digestibility and animal performance.
Feed quality and safety: Understanding the importance of feed quality and safety to prevent nutrient deficiencies, toxicity, and disease outbreaks in animals.
Feed conversion efficiency: Studying ways to improve feed conversion efficiency by maximizing nutrient utilization and reducing waste.
Feeding management: Learning how to create and implement feeding plans to meet the specific nutritional needs of different animal species and avoid overfeeding or underfeeding.
Diet formulation: Understanding the principles of diet formulation to develop balanced and cost-effective diets for animals.
Environmental impact: Knowing the environmental impact of animal nutrition practices and finding ways to minimize it.
Nutrition and animal health: Studying the relationship between nutrition and animal health to prevent diseases, improve immunity, and maintain optimal performance.
Nutrient interactions: Understanding the interactions between different nutrients and their impact on animal growth, reproduction, and health.
Genetic factors: Learning about the influence of genetics on animal nutrition and how genetics can help improve nutrient utilization and animal performance.
Herbivore Nutrition: Animals that consume plants as their primary diet.
Carnivore Nutrition: Animals which are meat eaters and consume flesh as their primary diet.
Omnivore Nutrition: Animals that consume both plants and meat as their primary diet.
Frugivore Nutrition: Animals that consume primarily fruit in their diets.
Insectivore Nutrition: Animals that consume insects as their primary diet.
Granivore Nutrition: Animals that consume primarily seeds and grains in their diets.
Nectarivore Nutrition: Animals that consume primarily nectar from flowers in their diets.
Piscivore Nutrition: Animals that consume fish as their primary diet.
Scavenger Nutrition: Animals that consume dead animals and other organic matter as their primary diet.
Detritivore Nutrition: Animals that consume decomposing plant material and other organic matter in their diets.
Filter-feeder Nutrition: Animals that consume small particles of food suspended in water, such as plankton or algae.
Saprophage Nutrition: Animals that feed on decaying organic matter.
"It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures."
"Failure to obtain sufficient nutrients causes malnutrition."
"Nutritional science is the study of nutrition, though it typically emphasizes human nutrition."
"Organisms obtain nutrients by consuming organic matter, consuming inorganic matter, absorbing light, or some combination of these."
"Some can produce nutrients internally by consuming basic elements."
"Some must consume other organisms to obtain pre-existing nutrients."
"All forms of life require carbon, energy, and water as well as various other molecules."
"Animals require complex nutrients such as carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins."
"Humans obtain complex nutrients by consuming other organisms."
"Humans have developed agriculture and cooking to replace foraging and advance human nutrition."
"Plants acquire nutrients through the soil and the atmosphere."
"Fungi absorb nutrients around them by breaking them down and absorbing them through the mycelium."
"The type of organism determines what nutrients it needs."
"Organisms obtain nutrients by consuming organic matter, consuming inorganic matter, absorbing light, or some combination of these."
"Animals require complex nutrients such as carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, obtaining them by consuming other organisms."
"All forms of life require carbon, energy, and water as well as various other molecules."
"Humans have developed agriculture and cooking to replace foraging and advance human nutrition."
"Plants acquire nutrients through the soil and the atmosphere."
"Fungi absorb nutrients around them by breaking them down and absorbing them through the mycelium."