Animal Nutrition

• Function of Liver

  • Stores glycogen, iron and vitamins
  • Converts excess glucose into fats
  • Deamination to form urea
  • Iron storage
  • Detoxification
  • Bile production

• Emulsification:

  • DOES NOT involve decrease in the size of fat molecules
  • IS NOT the breakdown of fat into fatty acid and glycerol

• Digestion:

  • Amylase do not 'break down' starch to maltose (break down could refer to physical breakdown)
  • Starch molecule is too large to pass through the Visking tubing

In digestion, amylase digests starch to maltose. Maltose is a small molecule which can diffuse through Visking tubing.