ANSC 1111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Diuretic, Ammonia, Water Intoxication
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O2, h2o, essential fatty acids, 10 essential amino acids, specific vitamin and minerals. Oxygen is a little bit more negative than hydrogen. Water conservation- kidneys keep water, don"t excrete much= concentrated urine. Eats cacti= has a lot of water in it. Dry matter intake (more dry matter, more water) Physiological state/age (lactation needs a lot of water) Fat produces the most amount of metabolic water. Osmosis = movement of water across cell membrane (high concentration of water to low) Absorption= second 2 parts of small intestine, large intestine (animals living in dry environment= longer large intestine in order to absorb more water) Adh- antidiuretic hormone - decrease amount of urine. *cats are from asia so they are more focused on water conservation than cattle(evolutionary) Hold your wee for a wii radio show competition. 28 yr old woman died (drank more than 2 gallons of water in a short period of time and didn"t go to the bathroom)
