Getting acquainted with the classes and sources of carbohydrates needed in livestock feeding. Examples include starches and sugars. Ask students what it is that the wrestling coach has the wrestlers eat right before a match. Ask if they know why the coach wants the wrestlers to eat pancakes, bananas, etc. rather than a steak.
Animal starch is called glycogen.
It is hard to digest - it can be digested only through the action of bacteria in the rumen or cecum and even then not as completely as other carbohydrates. Getting acquainted with the use of fats in livestock feeding. Fats furnish 2.25 times as much energy per pound as carbohydrates. Ask students why they think potato chips are more attractive to eat than just a baked potato. Be careful, it WILL BURN and you don't want to burn down your classroom.