Comparative Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Evaluation of Feedingstuff
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
Objective of the course is to teach Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology. These topics are necessary pillars to study nutrient requirements, ration and feed formulation during the third year of the course. This approach will allow students to understand the role of animal nutrition in improving animal health. Basic animal nutrition, feed characteristics, availability, safety and economics, feed technology, will be taught through frontal lectures and practical work.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have acquired the fundamental knowledge of animal nutrition, the characteristics, availability, and economics of the feed, and industrial feed technology
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
'Comparative animal nutrition'
Lessons:
Introduction to nutrition
Nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, vitamins
Energy
Digestive processes and digestibility
Nutritional requirements
Nutrition of carnivores
Herbivore nutrition
Nutrition of omnivores
Poultry nutrition
Nutrition of aquatic species
'Feed nutritional evaluation'
Lessons:
The feed industry in Italy, in the EU and worldwide
Animal feed: general aspects, classification and chemical composition
Feed analysis: sampling, chemical analysis, NIR, in vivo and in vitro analysis
Products and co-products of plant origin: main nutritional characteristics
Products and co-products of animal origin: main nutritional characteristics
Forages: composition and nutritional characteristics
Exercises:
Macroscopic/microscopic recognition of food
Feed laboratory: chemical-physical analysis for nutritional evaluation
Lessons:
Introduction to nutrition
Nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, vitamins
Energy
Digestive processes and digestibility
Nutritional requirements
Nutrition of carnivores
Herbivore nutrition
Nutrition of omnivores
Poultry nutrition
Nutrition of aquatic species
'Feed nutritional evaluation'
Lessons:
The feed industry in Italy, in the EU and worldwide
Animal feed: general aspects, classification and chemical composition
Feed analysis: sampling, chemical analysis, NIR, in vivo and in vitro analysis
Products and co-products of plant origin: main nutritional characteristics
Products and co-products of animal origin: main nutritional characteristics
Forages: composition and nutritional characteristics
Exercises:
Macroscopic/microscopic recognition of food
Feed laboratory: chemical-physical analysis for nutritional evaluation
Prerequisites for admission
Students are required to have knowledge of biochemistry, physiology, in particular the physiology of nutrition.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, laboratory exercises.
Teaching Resources
The teaching material is available on the MyARIEL platform: Comparative Animal Nutrition and Feed Nutritional Evaluation.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of an oral test aimed at ascertaining the acquisition, correct understanding and the ability to re-elaborate the course contents. The test will be evaluated out of thirty, minimum 18/30.
AGR/18 - ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEEDING - University credits: 8
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 56 hours
Lessons: 56 hours
Shifts:
Professors:
Cheli Federica, Invernizzi Guido
1 TURNO PER GRUPPI DI STUDENTI
Professor:
Ottoboni Matteo2 TURNO PER GRUPPI DI STUDENTI
Professor:
Cheli FedericaProfessor(s)
Reception:
by appointment