Animal Nutrition

Code:

MV225

Acronym:

NA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Animal Production

Instance: 2007/2008 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Aquatic Production
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	62	Plan 2007 to 2017	2	-	5	64	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Nutrition principles of single stomac animals; nutrition pinciples of ruminant mammmals; nutrition applied to animal production; clinical nutrition

Program

1-Study of feeds. Sistems for the physico-chemical analysis of feeds (Weende and Van Soest).
2-Study of nutrients; carbohydrates; lipids;proteins, vitamins and minerals and their deficiencies.
3-Digestibility.
4-Feed energy and its partition in the animal body. Bomb calorimeter and animal calorimetry.
5-Feed protein quality.
6-Feeding standards for maintenance and growth.
7-Feeding standards for reproduction and lactation.
8-Formulation of compound feeds for animals.
9-Nutrition of dairy cows.
10-Nutrition of pigs and poultry.
11-Nutrition pathology in the clinics of cows and calves.
12-Nutrition of dogs and cats.

Mandatory literature

McDonald P. 070; Animal nutrition. ISBN: 0-582-41906-9
I.N.R.A.; L Alimentation des animaux monogastriques, I.N.R.A., Paris, França, 1989. ISBN: 2 7380 0139 4
Edney, A. T. B.; The Waltham Book of Companion Animal Nutrition, Pergamon, 1988. ISBN: 0 08035729

Complementary Bibliography

Naylor,J. N. e S. Ralston; Large Animal Clinical Nutrition, Mosby Year Book. E.U.A.N.. ISBN: ISBN 0 8016 2902 0

Teaching methods and learning activities

theoretical classes; practical classes; visits of study; seminars.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Calculation formula of final grade

A-Test at mid-semester (optional).................. 8,5
B-In the final exam:
1-Written test on all the subject, or the 2nd. parte..17/8,5
2-Test on the identification of feed samples .......... 1
3-Calculus test ............................................. 1
4-Report on the practical classes and field visits ...... 1
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total 20