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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AGRI 205 - Animal Nutrition
PROGRAM: Agriculture
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Principles of animal science related to nutrient function, deficiency symptoms, digestive process, feedstuffs, and ration balancing for livestock and companion animals.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Classify nutrients and describe their function.
- Explain indicators for nutrient deficits.
- Describe the process of digestion.
- Identify and categorize feedstuffs.
- Calculate balanced diets.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Nutrient function and deficiency symptoms
- History
- Classification
- Water
- Carbohydrates
- Fat
- Protein
- Minerals
- Vitamins
- Feed additives
- Digestive process
- Monogastric anatomy and physiology
- Ruminant anatomy and physiology
- Modified systems
- Feedstuffs
- Feed analysis
- Energetic
- Concentrates
- Forages
- Balanced Rations
- Algebraic method
- Balancing with forages
- Feeding beef cattle
- Feeding dairy cattle
- Feeding sheep
- Feeding swine
- Feeding poultry
- Feeding horses
- Feeding companion animals
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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