TV5210 - Animal Nutrition

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences

Available to graduates with a degree in Veterinary, Animal or Agricultural Sciences (or equivalent).

The subject provides the building blocks for advanced and current concepts in production animal nutrition and tropical pasture production with emphasis on the science behind the biological mechanisms of ruminant and monogastric digestion and utilisation of nutrients. Animal nutrients (protein, energy, water, vitamins, minerals), feeding systems, ration formulation & computations, feed nutritive value analysis, digestive physiology of ruminants, pig nutrition, poultry nutrition, tropical pastures and forages for ruminant feeding, fodder conservation in feed planning programmes for ruminants will be covered. Literature review of special topics in animal nutrition and seminar presentations on current nutritional research topics will be the basis for student assessment.

Learning Outcomes

• be critically conversant with production animal nutrition literature;
• discuss nutrient utilisation and ration formulation for both ruminants and monogastrics;
• be proficient in laboratory analyses of animal feeds and their interpretation;
• describe nutritional management of intensively and extensively managed livestock;
• be able to make significant contributions to relevant scientific seminars.

Assumed Knowledge:	Basic animal nutrition and ruminant digestive physiology
Prerequisites:	TV5020

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Face to face teaching (TBA)
Coord/Lect:	Dr Anthony Parker, moet1.
Contact hours:	30 hours
Assessment:	presentations (20%); journal critique (10%); assignments (35%); lab practicals (35%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.