Module 3 Quiz - Form-A-Feed

Ground corn has ________ surface area than whole corn that has been chewed into larger pieces and swallowed by a steer. *

More

Less

The Same

How do we ensure that feed intake and digestion remain uniform? *

Let feed bunks or feeders completely empty before feeding

Do not let the feeders or bunks be empty.

Why should a supplement being used in a low or no forage diet differ than a supplement for a traditional forage diet? Check all that apply. *

There is a shift in digestion from the rumen to the intestine.

There is potential for higher gains from less feed.

To provide good biochemical conditions in the rumen by including proven additives.

Researchers followed Holstein steers to the slaughter facility and discovered that ___% of the corn in the rumen was whole and the rest was split like rolled corn. *

10

5

25

75

What is the normal pH of a steer's rumen on a grain ration? *

1

10

6

3