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Course code: BHS10025o12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEED QUALITY
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 7
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 45 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Stanisław Krzywiecki
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: After completing of the course student become familiar with the fundamentals of physiology of monogastic animals and ruminants nutrition. Should to know the basics of requirement of animals for feeds and the ways of balancing of diets offered to the particular animal species and feeding value of home-made and commercial feeds as well as is able to evaliate the feed quality and use them in modelling of different feeding systems. Moreover student is oriented in the modern systems of feeds conservation.
Competences: Student is ready to be employed in the feed industry, as an adviser of animal nutrition and as a teacher.
Prerequisites: Biochemistry, animal physiology, crop production
Course content: Requirement of animals for nutrients. Feeding value of roughages and concentrates and their utilization in feeding. Fodders conservation. Commercial complete feed mixtures, mineral and vitamin additives, microbiological and environmental contaminations of feeds.
Recommended literature: „Żywienie zwierząt i paszoznawstwo” praca zbiorowa pod red. D. Jamroz „Animal nutrition” P. McDonald, R.A. Edwards, J.F.D. Greenhalgh, Nowy Jork 1988
Assessment methods: Obligatory completion of practical training Written exam Min. 70 % of knowledge to pass
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