| Department of Bacic Animal and Veterinary Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc Samundervises med PhD kursus i Animal Nutrition and Physiology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination and oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: A project report will be elaborated by groups of students based on the experimental set-ups presented in the course. The oral examination is based on the written report and the physiological and nutritional background underlying the experimental demonstrations. Weight: Written report: 50% Oral exmination: 50% 13-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Participation in 75% of experimental demonstrations, elaboration of project report covering all experimental demonstrations presented in the course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Practical demonstrations, lab work, lectures. Students will throughout the course be working in groups. Part of this course (2-3 weeks) will take place at the experimental facilities at Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 2 Week Structure: A Block 2 Week Structure: C | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Experimental Animal Nutrition and Physiology - Part 1 (theoretical). Diploma course fullfilling EU educational requirements for persons working with experimental animals (included in the above-mentioned course). Tema Husdyrvidenskab. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The following competencies will be obtained by the students: Basic scíences: Principles necessary for planning, implementing and evaluating data obtained from in vivo scientific investigations according to formulated aims and hypothesis. It is a pre-requisite that students fullfill the EU educational requirements for persons working with experimental animals. Technology and Production: Extensive hands-on experience with major techniques involved in in vivo studies of animal nutrition and physiology of relevance for animal science and pharmaceutical industries. Ethics and Values 1) Ethical issues in relation to animal experimentation will be addressed. 2) Necessary tools to plan an animal experiment based on formulated aims and hypothesis and subsequently prepare a scientific manuscript based on obtained results will be provided. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) To introduce experimental principles and provide students with extensive hands-on experience with key methods applied in animal physiology and nutrition (whole body and selected organ level) and hence the tools necessary to carry out and evaluate results obtained from animal research under different physiological and nutritional conditions 2) Introduce students to scientific facilities and scientists within animal nutrition and physiology at KVL and Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Knowledge of quantitative nutrient and energy metabolism is fundamental for the evaluation of nutrient utilization and requirement in different life processes and for the development of nutritional strategies and methods of feed evaluation in relation to the optimisation of production, product composition/quality as well as various environmental factors. The experimental methods introduced will focus on the evaluation of whole animal function and the metabolism of nutrients at both the whole animal and organ level (in vivo). Collated information from experimental research will be used in conjunction with biological models describing metabolic responses to a variety of nutritional and environmental conditions. Students will be provided with the principles necessary to; (1) plan and implement in vivo scientific investigations where attention is given to the identification of specific scientific questions of relevance to the selected field of research and the selection of appropriate methodological approaches, including such aspects as protocol planning, experimental design, sampling, data collection and evaluation, (2) assimilate and write a scientific manuscript - literature overview, aims, methodology, results + graphic presentation, interpretation, discussion including a retrospective assessment of the suitability of the methodological approach adopted, conclusions and applications/perspectives. Students will spend a considerable part of their time at experimental animal facilities where they will be offered opportunity to obtain extensive hands-on experience with pre-selected animal experimental techniques. Experimental animal facilities are located at KVL (Rørrendegård, Høje Tåstrup, and Frederiksberg) and 2-3 full weeks will be spent at the Danish Insitute of Agricultural Sciences, Foulum. Occasional evening and week-end work must be anticipated. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Practical experimental course with participation in planning and practical conduct of a number of small nutritional and physiological experiments involving experimental animals (ruminants, monogastrics). Some of the experiments will take place at experimental facilities at KVL and others at Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Foulum. Students will throughout the course be working in groups, and on a group basis prepare the report to be handed in for examination which will closely follow the structure and principles of a scientific publication (max. 20 pages). Seminars will run concurrently throughout the course with emphasis on reviewing of selected scientific papers and presentaion of practical experimental work, where emphasis will be on experimental design and protocols, data analyses, interpretation of results and presentation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||||
| List of relevant scientific papers to be obtained by students will be handed out at the beginning of the course. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mette Olaf Nielsen, mon@life.ku.dk, Department of Basic Animal and Veternary Sciences/Animal Nutrition, Phone: 35333065 André Chwalibog, ac@life.ku.dk, Department of Basic Animal and Veternary Sciences/Animal Nutrition, Phone: 35333044 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance Fee | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For external students there will be a charge of 8000,00 DKK per student for participation to cover course expenses associated with practical demonstrations | |||||||||||||||||||||
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