Growth and Development in Animals

• Animals use some of the energy from the food they eat to grow.
• During the growth process an animal changes and matures into an adult.
• This process is also known as development.
• All animals need a wide range of foods in order for them to develop normally.
• Food that is given to livestock animals known as rations.
• The ration which an animal eats need to be balanced i.e.,
• they should contain all the food groups, vitamins and mineral required for healthy growth.
• As animals grow they need different amounts of each food group.
• The quality of food is more important that the quantity of food.
• It would be a waste to provide an animal with large amounts of food of the wrong kind.
• With farm animals that are grown for profit this actually results in unnecessary and avoidable losses.
• Good quality food contains all the necessary food groups.

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