ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: VVSS00268f12
Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Dogs and cats nutrition
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: Dr Agnieszka Kurosad
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: -Students explain the nutritional requirements of dogs and cats -Define the feeding methods Practical skills: -Perform the home-made diet for dogs and cats -Choose the right diet supplement

Competences: Student cooperates with dogs or cats owner

Prerequisites: Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry

Course content: Cats idiosyncrasies. Pet food, home-made diets. Supplements. Palatability of pet foods. Myths in dogs and cats feeding. Feeding of sporting and working dogs. Special brand of pet foods. Chocolate intoxication.

Recommended literature: 1. Hand. M.S. et al.: Small Animal Nutrition, 4th ed. Mark Morris Institute. Topeka. Kansas. 2000 2. Pibot P. et al.: Encyclopedia of Canine Clinical Nutrition. Aniwa SAS, Royal Canin. Paris. France. 2006 3. Pibot P. et al.: Encyclopedia of Feline Clinical Nutriton. Aniwa SAS, Royal Canin. Paris. France. 2008 4. Case L. et al.: Canine and Feline Nutrition. Mosby Elsevier. USA. 2011 5. Nutritional Research Council of the National Academies: Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats. The National Academic Press. Washington D.C. 2006 6. Hoskins J.: Pediatria weterynaryjna. Elsevier Urban & Partner. Wrocław. 2007 7. Lecoindre P.: Canine and Feline Gastroenterology. Nestle Purina. Wolters Kluwer. France. 2010

Assessment methods: Final test

Comment: This subjest is held for group of 18 students