Subject description for 2021/22
Food and Nutrition
BI247F
Subject description for 2021/22

Food and Nutrition

BI247F
The course provides students with basic knowledge of nutritional physiology and nutritional needs of the most common pets (mainly dogs and cats) in different phases of life, in case of disease and in case of nutritional disorders. Feed various ingredients and feed manufacture methods are reviewed.
BI145F Anatomy and Physiology, BI146F Cell biology for veterinary nurses, and KJ100F Basic Chemistry.

Knowledge

Students should have knowledge of:

  • the various nutrients' structure, function and significance for body functions and for animal health.
  • nutrition needs of pets in different life stages and in various disease states.
  • various manufacturing methods for the production of commercial feeds, as well as the most common used raw materials and additives.
  • general aspects of the Food Safety Authoritiy¿s regulations for the production and commercialization of petfood.
  • the discipline's history, traditions, uniqueness, place in society and new trends.

Skills 

The students will be able to:

  • make use of academic knowledge in practice in order to give well-reasoned advice about pet feeding (mainly dogs and cats) under different assumptions in an independent manner.
  • reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of different feeding strategies in practice given different assumptions.
  • acquire information in the discipline using relevant literature and apply this information in practice.
  • understand the ingredients list and the way of use of different commercial pet feeds and dietetic pet feeds.
  • adapt language in communication with animal owners and other professionals, and disseminate scientific information on pet feed and pet nutrition both orally and in writing in a professional manner.
  • exchanging views and experiences with other professionals and employees on pet feed and pet nutrition and thereby contribute to the development of good practice in the workplace and professional forums.

General competence

The students will have:

  • acquired basic and nuanced knowledge of the importance of macro- and micronutrients, nutritional physiology and nutritional requirements of cats and dogs in different life stages and in various disease states.
  • acquired knowledge of the composition and preparation of petfood.
  • insight into relevant professional and ethical issues related to different feeding strategies and recent feeding beaches.
  • acquire knowledge about commercial actors.
No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature
Compulsory: Bachelor in Veterinary Nursing
Lectures, seminars and excercises.
The students evaluate the study program annually (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation) as a part of the university¿s quality assurance system.

Compound evaluation, grading scale Letter grades

  • Compulsory participation - 100% participation in seminars, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
  • Assessment task, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
  • school examination, 5 hours, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades (A - F).

Pen and ruler.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.