Overview
Description
Basic principles of nutrition including maintenance, growth, reproduction and lactation. Composition of feedstuffs and role of nutrients in the animals body.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain the relationships among organs, tissues, cells, hormones, and enzymes with respect to the physiological processes of nutrient digestion and metabolism.
- explain the chemical nature and functions of various nutrients (water, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals, and vitamins) and how they are digested and utilized in different animals.
- explain the mechanisms of eating, digestion, absorption, metabolism, and excretion of nutrients and the factors that affect these processes.
- explain current methods of measuring the chemical composition and biological value of feed ingredients.
- explain quantitative approaches to calculate nutritional requirements.
- recognize similarities and differences in the nutritional physiology of various species.