Animal Nutrition 2
This course contains the following main themes:
- feed and feed analyses
- nutritional composition of feed
- feed evaluation for monogastric and ruminant animals with a focus on energy and protein requirements
The subject is reserved for students of the following study programmes:
- Livestock Science, Bachelor's Programme
Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.
After completing the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- has knowledge of metabolism, with particular focus on energy and protein metabolism in the rumen
- has knowledge of various feed analysis methods and techniques
- has knowledge of feed assessment systems, digestibility, energy and protein assessment in monogastric animals and ruminants
- has knowledge of feed formulation and feed planning for monogastric animals and ruminants, based on the specific nutritional needs of the animal species
- has knowledge of new feed ingredients for sustainable livestock production
Skills:
- apply knowledge of physiology, feed materials and roughage quality for feed plans
- assess feed ingredients based on their chemical composition and digestibility
- set up a simple feed plan for monogastric and ruminant animals
General competence:
- communicate nutritional quality of feed and its significance on animal production
- assess different feed rations based on the composition of different nutrients, analysis values, and ration quantity, and interpret feed calculations
- discuss the role of new feed ingredients for future livestock production, both in terms of economics and sustainability
Compound assessment
Compulsory attendance: 1 (lab work)
Compulsory work: 2 Approved/ Not approved. Must be approved prior to the written examination.
Written examination, 5 hours, comprises 100% of the grade, grading scale A-F.
Pen, ruler, up to 2 bilingual dictionaries and calculator.
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.
