Feed Nutrition_Study Guide_Final Exam
Feeding & Digestion
1. Definition of “Satiation level”, “Re-consumption level”, “Feeding rate”
2. Endogenous factors of feeding
3. Exogenous factors of feeding
4. The morphology and functions of gill rakers influenced by…?
5. The length of intestine affected by…?
6. What are the 2 functions of pancreatic tissue?
7. Functions of various digestive enzymes
8. Functions of Gastric acid and Bile
9. Definition of “Digestion and absorption”
10. What is “Mechanical digestion” & “Chemical digestion”
11. Features of the different transport mechanisms of nutrient absorption in to enterocytes
12. Factors affect “digestive speed” & “digestibility”
13. What is the difference between apparent digestibility and true digestibility?
14. Indirect method to measure digestibility --- Formula derivation or Calculation
15. Characteristics of Indicators used to measure digestibility
16. Disadvantages of “natural feces collection” & “internal feces collection”
Feed ingredients
1. Definition of “Sustainability”
2. Requirement for protein supplement and energy feeds
3. What are the classification criteria for fish meal?
4. Advantages and disadvantages of various feed ingredients
5. Hidden concerns of animal-sourced feedstuffs and plant-sourced feedstuffs in aquaculture feed
6. What challenges should be addressed for insect protein and single-cell protein?
7. Why after fermentation the nutrient value of plan-source ingredients can be increased?
8. Potential reasons why the use of plant-based ingredients may not necessarily be sustainable?
9. Why we need to use local material?
10. Characteristics of sustainable feed ingredients
Feed additive & Formulation
1. What are the purposes for using feed additives?
2. Requirement of being an additive
3. What are the 2 methods to pre-process vitamins to protect them?
4. Basic requirements of minerals
5. Functions of various nonnutritive feed additive
6. Features of binders
7. Advantages of premix
8. Definition of “carrier” & “diluent”
9. Conditions of carrier and diluent
10. Advantages of formulated feed
11. Difference between “larval feed” and “starter feed”
12. Difference between “fry feed” and “fingerling feed”
13. What are “upper limit”, “Lower limit”, and “fix limit”
14. Best-buy ingredients --- calculation
15. Pearson square --- calculation
Quality Management and Evaluation
1. What indicators are used to determine the quality of feed and feed ingredients?
2. Factors affect the quality of feed and the management & why
3. What factors affect feed quality during storage
4. Approaches for good storage and management
5. What nutritional values are evaluated to determine the feed quality?
6. What parameters we used to evaluate the feed quality in Aquaculture experiment method?
7. Economic benefit --- calculation
8. Why fixing feed quality, feed quantity, feeding time, and feeding location?
9. Why observe weather, water quality, and fish/ shrimp status?