Nutrition for Animal Health and for Human Well-Being

Taking into account the importance of feed and food composition on animal and human health the main objective of the course is to provide scientific knowledge on feed and food sensory analysis, food safety, improvement of products quality by dietary manipulation and perinatal nutrition. The regulation of gene expression by nutrition will be also addressed.

At the end of the course the student will acquire knowledge concerning:
- the role of the animal diet in food safety;
- the relationship between sensory characteristics and quality of products of animal origin;
- dietary strategies aimed at improving product quality;
- management and feeding of the perinatal period in different species;
- rules and regulations in food safety.