2024
Principles of Animal Nutrition
Name: Principles of Animal Nutrition
Code: ZOO15236I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Animal Science
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Learning Goals
At the end of this subject students should
1. Understands how nutrition influences growth, production of milk and other physiological activities.
2. Describe and quantify the animals ´s collection and use of nutrients, distinguishing between the different animal species
3. Understand concepts of digestive efficiency (e.g. digestibility, degradability)
4.Quantify the animals nutritional needs according to the function
5. Know the factors affecting the voluntary food intake in domestic animals
6. Manage food plans for domestic animals (pets and livestock)
7. Assess the nutritional status of an animal or group of animals to various categories of animals
8. Formulate and communicate an informed view on animal nutrition matters
9. Place animal nutrition in societal, ethical, legal and professional contexts.
1. Understands how nutrition influences growth, production of milk and other physiological activities.
2. Describe and quantify the animals ´s collection and use of nutrients, distinguishing between the different animal species
3. Understand concepts of digestive efficiency (e.g. digestibility, degradability)
4.Quantify the animals nutritional needs according to the function
5. Know the factors affecting the voluntary food intake in domestic animals
6. Manage food plans for domestic animals (pets and livestock)
7. Assess the nutritional status of an animal or group of animals to various categories of animals
8. Formulate and communicate an informed view on animal nutrition matters
9. Place animal nutrition in societal, ethical, legal and professional contexts.
Contents
Introduction to nutrition
• Food nutricional value
• Food Analysis
• Physico-chemical structure and digestion of fodder
• Physical-chemical structure and digestion of concentrated foods
• Water, minerals and vitamins
• Chemical and analytic composition of foods
Use of nutrients
• Assess the availability of nutrients in feeds
• From Gross Energy to Clean Energy
• From Crude Protein to amino acids
• Effective fiber
• Availability of Minerals
Physiologic needs and dietary recommendations:
• Energy and nitrogen requirements
• Energy and nitrogen metabolism
• Factors influencing the need for maintenance energy
• Use of protein, amino acids and nitrogen
• Maintenance and growth, production, reproductive and lactation needs
Voluntary food intake:
• Ingestion behavior
• Nutritional status and welfare
• Nutricional pecularities and nutritional management in the domestic species
• Food nutricional value
• Food Analysis
• Physico-chemical structure and digestion of fodder
• Physical-chemical structure and digestion of concentrated foods
• Water, minerals and vitamins
• Chemical and analytic composition of foods
Use of nutrients
• Assess the availability of nutrients in feeds
• From Gross Energy to Clean Energy
• From Crude Protein to amino acids
• Effective fiber
• Availability of Minerals
Physiologic needs and dietary recommendations:
• Energy and nitrogen requirements
• Energy and nitrogen metabolism
• Factors influencing the need for maintenance energy
• Use of protein, amino acids and nitrogen
• Maintenance and growth, production, reproductive and lactation needs
Voluntary food intake:
• Ingestion behavior
• Nutritional status and welfare
• Nutricional pecularities and nutritional management in the domestic species
Teaching Methods
The program will be taught to encourage students to take an active role in the learning process, and the student assessment reflects this approach. By involving the student with the subject and the course, learning becomes more personal and more valuable for students.
The classes are organized in Theoretical (T) for the exposition of the syllabus and in Theoretical-practical (TP) for laboratory work, presentation of themes and inverted classes. The pedagogical strategies to be implemented within the scope of this UC include promoting efficiency in the study, by making available study notes before class, to be completed with autonomous work (study sheets, case / problem analysis) that will be discussed later in TP class.
The classes are organized in Theoretical (T) for the exposition of the syllabus and in Theoretical-practical (TP) for laboratory work, presentation of themes and inverted classes. The pedagogical strategies to be implemented within the scope of this UC include promoting efficiency in the study, by making available study notes before class, to be completed with autonomous work (study sheets, case / problem analysis) that will be discussed later in TP class.
Assessment
Evaluation:
The assessment covers terms, concepts and logical reasoning.
The assessment can be either by frequency a) or exam b):
a) Frequency - 2 tests (50% each)
b) Exam
The assessment covers terms, concepts and logical reasoning.
The assessment can be either by frequency a) or exam b):
a) Frequency - 2 tests (50% each)
b) Exam
Teaching Staff
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