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Course details
Course code: VVSS00013o12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Veterinary dietetics
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 8
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr Agnieszka Kurosad
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Students learn about the nutrition of small animals, animal’s daily requirements for specific nutrients, methods of feeding for healthy and sick animals, kinds of commercial pet-foods and diets. Students know rules for preparing home-made diets according to specific nutritional requirements.
Competences: After the course students are able to estimate the daily nutritional requirements for healthy and sick animals and prescribe the basics of nutritional treatment according to the present disease. Students are able to choose/suggest adequate commercial diets or give a recipe for the adequate home-made diet.
Prerequisites: Biochemistry, Physiology, Animal Feeding, Fodder Hygiene
Course content: Basal range of dogs` and cats` nutrition (healthy dogs and cats; different physiological states and also under disease conditions) and introduction into horses feeding. Evaluation of home-made diet recipes and commercial petfood labels.
Recommended literature: Hand M.S., Thatcher C. D., Remillard R. L., Roudebush P. 2000. Small Animal Clinical Nutrition. Wyd. Mark Morris Institute USA; Pibot P., Biourge V. i wsp. 2006. Encyclopaedia of Canine Clinical Nutrition. Aniwa SAS; Edney A. T. B. 1992. Żywienie psów i kotów. Centrum żywienia zwierząt domowych Waltham, wyd. AR Wrocław; Jamroz D. 2001. Żywienie zwierząt i paszoznawstwo. PWN. Warszawa; Lewis L. D. 1995. Equine Clinical Nutrition Feeding and Care. Wiliams & Wilkins. UK; Lewandowski L., Lewicka M., Janowicz P. 1997. Zarys dietetyki weterynaryjnej. Wyd. AR Wrocław.
Assessment methods: Passing grades of laboratory course (min. 60% points from tests)
Comment: This subject can be taught also in English.