Animal Nutrition and Health

Basic knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology as well as biochemistry and calculation.

Autonomous thinking and analytical skills will be stimulated. In addition, the teaching and learning strategy will promote the written and oral demonstration of the student’s knowledge.

1- Know essential micro and macronutrients for animals and understand the biochemical composition of feeds and main analysis methodologies.

2- Identify different type of forages and concentrates and relate them with voluntary intake.

3- Describe species-specific anatomical and physiological traits, relevant to animal nutrition and feeding.

4- Assess the quality of feed mixtures for different species based on the knowledge previously acquired.

5- Identify the basic principles of feed toxicology and how it influences the health and performance of pets and farm animals.

1- Introduction

2- Macronutrients,Vitamins and Minerals

3- Digestive anatomy and physiology: ruminants and non-ruminants

4- Evaluation of the composition of animal feed through the standard methods, identification of nutrients, anti-nutrients and contaminants

5- Forage: green or preserved, effect on voluntary ingestion

6- Eating patterns: daily rhythm and behavior

7- Additives: growth and immune reinforcement, antimicrobials

8- Standards for nutritional needs: maintenance, growth, reproduction and lactation

9- Basic calculation to formulate mixtures and to check that nutrient requirements are met

10- Nutrition and feeding of cattle, sheep and goats

11- Nutrition and feeding of swine and poultry

12- Nutrition and feeding of horses

13- Nutrition and feeding of dogs and cats in different physiological phases: newborns, growth, adult, pregnancy lactation and geriatric.

14- Feeds and their components responsible for toxicity.

Continuous assessment (CA):

-Theoretical through two tests T1 and T2.

T1 - item 1 to 12 of the program.

T2 - item 13 to 14 of the program

-Practical through 4 class reports R1, R2, R3 and R4

R1- item 1 to 4 of the program

R2- item 5 to 8 of the program

R3- item 9 to 12 of the program

R4- item 13 to 14 of the program

Continuous assessment Final Grade = 0.45*T1+0.15*T2+ 0.1*R1+0.1*R2+0.1*R3+0.1*R4

Exam:

Any assessment instrument, T1, T2, (R1+R2+R3) and R4 with a mark equal or greater than 7.5 at CA allows for exemption of Exam, the mark obtained in CP being used to calculate the Final Grade.

-Theoretical through two written tests T1 (item 1 to 12 of the program) and T2 (item 13 and 14 of the program).

-Practical through two spoken tests S1 (item 1 to 12 of the program) and S2 (item 13 and 14 of the program). 

Exam Final Grade = 0.45*T1+0.15*T2+ 0.3*S1+0.1*S2

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