feeding (redirected from animal feeding unit)

feeding /feed·ing/ (fēd´ing) the taking or giving of food.

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artificial feeding  feeding of a baby with food other than mother's milk.

breast feeding  see under B.

forced feeding  administration of food by force to those who cannot or will not receive it.

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feeding [fēd´ing]

1. the taking of food.

2. the giving of food.

3. in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as providing nutritional intake for a patient who is unable to feed self.

artificial feeding feeding of a baby with food other than mother's milk.

bottle feeding in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as preparation and administration of fluids to an infant via a bottle.

breast feeding breastfeeding.

enteral tube feeding in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as delivering nutrients and water through a gastrointestinal tube.

forced feeding administration of food by force to those who cannot or will not receive it.

intravenous feeding administration of nutrient fluids through a vein; see also intravenous infusion and parenteral nutrition.

feeding procedures in the omaha system, any method of giving food or fluid, including breast, formula, intravenous, or tube.

supplemental feeding a planned additional food or nutrient that is added to the usual diet, often as a powder, formula, or tablet.

tube feeding see tube feeding.

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feeding

the taking or giving of food.

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animal feeding unit

(AFO) see AFO/CAFO.

artificial feeding

feeding of a neonate with food other than its dam's milk.

feeding behavior

difficulty in prehension, quidding, regurgitation through the nostrils, coughing and aspiration are all abnormalities of feeding behavior of clinical importance.

challenge feeding

animals are fed more feed than their present production or growth justifies in an attempt to elicit higher production still.

enteral feeding

see enteral feeding.

force feeding

administration of food by force to animals who cannot or will not receive it, e.g. anorexic animals or weak neonates.

intravenous feeding

administration of nutrient fluids through a vein. See also intravenous infusion.

lead feeding

see challenge feeding (above).

limit feeding

occurs where grower finisher pigs are fed a specific amount of food in a specific time period versus free access to feed. Limit feeding is common in Europe but not in the United States, except for gestating sows.

feeding module

a concentrated source of one type of nutrient, e.g. carbohydrate, fat or protein.

orphan feeding

diets for newborn animals which have lost their dams; milk replacers.

feeding pattern

1. the procedure adopted by an animal while eating a meal. May consist of eating concentrates before roughage. Includes nibbling, gorging and sham feeding. See also feeding behavior (above).

2. the program of feeding adopted by the animal's custodian. Includes single, large meals, frequent, small snacks.

pellet feeding

the ration is converted into pellets, logs or bricks. Has the advantage of reducing wastage and facilitating feeding especially with automatic feeders. There is the additional cost of manufacturing.

restricted feeding

used in times of shortage, e.g. during a drought or as a management tool to modify the carcass, especially its fat content, or the milk yield at drying off. Restraint in feeding for animals that receive only stored feeds is simple. There are difficulties in animals that are at pasture or in feedlots on self-feeders. For pastured animals strip grazing is the accepted strategy. In feedlots it is customary to add a feed-aversion agent such as salt or flowers of sulfur to grain ration.

silo feeding

feed stored in a silo is augered out to surrounding troughs. May be grain or ensilage.

feeding trial

assessment of the performance of a particular feed, determined by any of several parameters, e.g. body weight (loss or gain), digestibility, growth rate, palatability, of the feed being fed over a set period of time.

tube feeding

feeding of liquids and semisolid foods through an esophageal or gastric tube.

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feeding

Vox populi The providing of nutrients, usually to a person or animal incapable of obtaining those nutrients by itself. See Sham feeding.

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Patient discussion about feeding.

Q. I gave birth 2 weeks ago and I am having real difficulties breast feeding it hurts really bad, and I am constantly worried that my baby isn't eating enough. What can I do?

A. My mom always said something about brewers yeast helping to produce more milk for the baby.

Q. Breast feeding cause cancer? Is there any evidence about breast cancer linked to breast feeding?

A. Nope. It’s actually the other way around!!
There is evidence that it has a protective affect!
Here is an article about it:
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20070417/breastfeeding-cuts-breast-cancer-risk

Q. Feeding Tub. How does the Feeding Tub works?

A. Is it easy to feed someone with a feeding tub?. My husband has cancer and can not eat any thing. The cancer is in the voice box.