AP2304 : Principles of Animal Nutrition

Department

Department of Animal Production

Academic Program

Bachelor in Animal Production

Type

Compulsory

Credits

04

Prerequisite

2303 ChAP 1003

Overview

The principles of animal nutrition course explain the importance of animal nutrition, its development history and its relationship with other sciences. It also shows the important nutrients in the feed and the needs of farm animals. It accurately describes the different digestive systems of farm animals and the basics of digestion and absorption of nutrients. It also allows the student to identify the concept of metabolism and the metabolic pathways of all the important nutrients for the animal, as well as explains in detail the feed materials, feed additives and toxins in the feed.

Intended learning outcomes

Bypass successfully this course, the student should be able to:

a. Knowledge and understanding:

• Review the concept of nutrition science and the importance of water for the animal (need, absorption and metabolism).
• Recognize the classifications of nutrients (water, protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals).
• Explain the differences between the digestive system of ruminant animals and animals with a simple stomach.
• Identify the metabolic pathways through which important nutrients (carbohydrates, fats and protein) pass.
• Review the feed materials used in feeding animals, feed additives, and the problems of feed toxins.

b. Mental skills:

• Discuss the importance of water physiology (need, absorption, metabolism, health status).
• Compare the composition and importance of nutrients at the cell level in the animal body and the diseases resulting from their deficiency.
• Connect differences in gut and forage material consumed
• Link the relationship between fat, carbohydrate and protein metabolism through metabolic pathways.
• Classify fodder materials and modern additives used in animal nutrition and the most important fodder problems.

c. Scientific and professional skills:

• Use information about the needs and importance of water in improving the health status of animals.
• Diagnose clinical diseases resulting from the lack of important nutrients for the animal.
• Use concepts and information to explain the different physiological states that the animal goes through.
• Combine vital nutrients and how they affect metabolism.
• Design nutritional diets that meet the needs of the animal from the reality of the local market.

d. Generic and transferable skills:

• Adhere to work ethics, respect for others, and discussion in a scientific manner.
• Use modern technological tools.
• Contributes to solving problems by communicating with specialists.
• Work in a group form by participating with others in the research and preparing for discussion panels.
• Adhere to the specified time in presenting the panel discussions.

Teaching and learning methods

• Giving theoretical lectures based on the use of questioning, reasoning, deduction and linking.
• The use of modern presentation methods and the use of some films and images from the electronic network.
• Seminars for each student on a specific topic and within a specific time frame.

Methods of assessments

No.	The assessment methods	The assessment date (week)	The grade (%)
1	The 1st mid-term exam (written)	After the 5th week of the study	20%
2	The 2nd mid-term exam (written)	After the 10th week of the study	20%
3	Seminar	After the 10th week of the study	10%
4	The final exam (written)	After the 12th week of the study	50%
	Total	At the end of the semester	100

The references:-

Reference	Publisher	Edition	Author
Farm animal metabolism and nutrition	CABI Publishing	1st	J.P.F. D’Mello.
Principles of animal nutrition	Taylor & Francis Group	1st	Wu, Guoyao
Animal Nutrition	Pearson	7th	P McDonald

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