Bypass successfully this course, the student should be able to:
a. Knowledge and understanding:
- Explain the types of feed and the importance of feed additives.
- Estimate nutritional requirements for cows' life-sustaining, growth and milk production.
- Estimate preservative nutritional requirements, growth, reproduction and production in sheep and goats.
- Classify colonies of bacteria and protozoa and their importance for digestion in ruminants.
- Choose the most effective ways to improve the quality of agricultural waste and straw, preserving the environment.
b. Mental Skills:
- Classify types of feed and types of feed additives.
- Summarize the nutritional needs of cows according to their age, condition and stage of production.
- Summarize the nutritional needs of sheep and goats according to age, condition and stage of production.
- Classify the types of bacteria and protozoa found in the rumen of ruminants.
- Suggest the best ways to improve poor feed quality.
C- Practical and professional skills:
- Suggest suitable and available types of feed materials and non-food feed additives.
- Formulate balanced mixtures of diets according to the condition of the cows and the stage of lactation.
- Formulate balanced diet mixes for sheep and goats.
- Diagnose the most important metabolic diseases affecting ruminants.
- Treat Poor feed with appropriate feed additives.
D- Generic and transferable skills:
- Adhere to time.
- Adhere to work ethics.
- Communicate with others within a work team.
- Use modern technological tools.
- Solve the problems you face in cooperation with others.
