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NUTRITIVE NEEDS [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Some of the factors affecting nutritional requirements are age, gender, stage of maturity, level of activity (work); body size, type, and level of production (i.e., lean or adipose body tissue, milk, eggs, wool, bone growth, etc.); environment (temperature, wind speed, moisture); physiological functions (i.e. maintenance, pregnancy, lactation); and health status (presence of disease).

OBS

nutritional requirement; nutritive need; nutritional need; nutritive requirement: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • nutritional requirements
  • nutritive needs
  • nutritional needs
  • nutritive requirements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Une malnutrition protéino-énergétique se définit comme «des apports alimentaires insuffisants pour couvrir les besoins nutritionnels d'un patient».

OBS

besoin nutritionnel; besoin nutritif : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • besoins nutritionnels
  • besoins nutritifs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Alimentación animal (Agricultura)
  • Higiene y Salud
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