Three Keys To Understanding Nutrition

7.0 NUTRITION

7.1 THREE KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION

1. Different animals require different nutrients; and the same animal will require different nutrients at different times in its life.

For example: a growing calf, a cow giving milk, and an adult bull require different nutrients.

2. Different foods provide different nutrients. Foods are divided into different groups according to the key nutrients they provide.

3. Livestock need a balance of different foods from the different food groups to remain healthy and productive.

No single food, by itself, provides all the nutrients a body requires.

Exception: A newborn baby receives all the nutrients it needs from its mother's milk.

13 Review: a nutrient is a substance provided by food. A diet is the overall mixture of foods that an animal eats.

More About Nutrients:

There are five different groups of nutrients, each having its own role in an animal's body. If the body does not have enough of a certain nutrient, then we say that it has a nutrient deficiency.