| Department of Bacic Animal and Veterinary Sciences | |||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination and oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Individual oral examination based on project report Weight: 100% pass/fail, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | KURSETS FREMTID ER UNDER AFKLARING Lectures and exercises | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 2 Week Structure: B | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Veterinary: Qualifications from BSc in Physiology, Anatomy, Genetics and Basic Animal Nutrition. Agronomy: Qualifications BSc in Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetics and Theme: Animal Science. | ||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | No | ||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||
| In the general part of the course the specific conditions regarding energy and nutrient requirements for carnivorous species in different life cycles are described as well as the empiric background for the existing feeding standards. Feeds for carnivorous species are described and food technology, food hygiene and food quality, feedstuff legislation, feed palability as well as the interaction between feed composition and stool consistency are studied. After the general part of the course the students choose to specialise in either fur animal production (mink and fox) or nutrition and dietetics of companion animals (dog and cat). Teaching in the specialised part is project oriented. Besides nutrition and feeding within fur animal production we also work with subjects as management, breeding, type of colours, grading and welfare. Within nutrition and dietetics of dog and cat we focus on nutritional conditions with regard to; race, level of activity, age (gerontology), malnutrition as well as nutritional possibilities for preventing/curing diseases determined by nutrition (clinical nutrition). | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| Lectures and exercises are combined. The lectures focus primarily at the basic areas and production oriented subjects. During exercises the students are working project oriented either with production animals (fox and mink) or companion animals (dog and cat). In groups the students have to prepare a course report, which needs approval and serves as basis for an individual oral examination. | |||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives Carnivorous animals are divided in production animals (fox and mink) and companion animals (cat and dog). The aim of the general part of the course is to give the students fundamental knowledge of nutrition and feeding including composition of diets for carnivorous animals. When specialising in production animals the students will obtain a general knowledge regarding fur animal production and more over a specific knowledge depending on the subject of the project. When specialising in companion animals the students will obtain general knowledge of dietetics/clinical nutrition as well as a more specific knowledge depending on their choice of project. After completion of the course the student is expected to be able to: Learning Outcome - Describe nutritional needs of the different animal species according to responses - Describe digestion of energy and nutritious matters, metabolism and utilization in carnivorous species - Define feedstuffs for carnivorous species - Describe the production cycle for mink and fox Skills - Evaluate relevant feed technology, feed hygiene and feed quality of feeds for carnivorous animals - Prepare feed schemes for both healthy production animals and companion animals as well as clinical nutrition for dog and cat Competence - Advise, present and discus specialist problems related to nutrition and feeding of carnivorous animals and/or animal production - Work either independently or in a team with feed production as well as undertake production responsibility - Implement new knowledge in a production situation | |||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||
| Information is given at course start. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Niels Enggaard Hansen, nih@life.ku.dk, Department of Basic Animal and Veternary Sciences/Animal Nutrition, Phone: 35333040 | |||||||||||||||
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