Animal Nutrition, Nutritional Evaluation of Feed and Feed Technology
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course is aimed to teach basic nutrition, the characteristics, availability, and economics of the feed, and industrial feed technology to allow students to manage, during the third year, nutritional plans of food producing animals farmed in extensive and intensive systems. This approach will allow students to understand the role of animal nutrition in improving animal efficiency and health, food quality, and reducing environmental impact.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have acquired the fundamental knowledge of animal nutrition, the characteristics, availability, and economics of the feed, and industrial feed technology
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Animal nutrition and feeedingstuffs
OBJECTIVES:
·Comparative study of the animal gastrointestinal tract and its relationship with nutrition, dietary management, digestion and nutrient utilization
·Effects of nutrition over the digestive tract among species
·Nutritional requirements among the different species
·Feed mix and premixes plants
·Raw material properties for feed mixes an premixes formulation
·Feed mixes and premixes software formulation
FRONTAL LESSONS
·Feeding behavior (1hr)
·Nutrients: proteins, carbohydrates, and fat (4hrs)
·Minerals and vitamins (1hr)
·Energy (2hrs)
·Digestibility (2hrs)
·Antioxidants (1hr)
·Dairy cow and beef cattle nutrition (3hrs)
·Swine nutrition (3hrs)
·Poultry nutrition (2hrs)
·Aquafeed (2hrs)
·Trends in the feed mix sector (Italy, UE, world) (1hr)
·Plant engineering in premix manufacturers (3hrs)
·Feed mixes and premixes monogastrics formulation (3hrs)
·Feed mixes and premixes polygastrics formulation (3hrs)
·Economics of feed mixes and premixes formulation (1hrs)
TRAINING
·Feed mixes and premixes plant visits (3hrs)
·Training at the Experimental Teaching and Reseach Center (2hrs)
·Feed mix lab (2hrs)
Nutritional evaluation of feeds
OBJECTIVES:
Learning fundamental knowledge on animal feeds and their chemical and nutritional evaluation
FRONTAL LESSONS
·Animal feeds: general aspects, the nutritive value and classification (1hr)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: sampling procedures, chemical composition and physical characterization (4hrs)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: antinutritional factors (1hr)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: mycotoxins (1hr)
·Forages: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics of grass, hays and silages (3hrs)
·Energy feeds: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics (3hrs)
·Protein feeds: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics (3hrs)
·Fibrous feeds: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics (2hrs)
·GM feeds: corn and soy, use of GM plants in feed mixes: feed and food security, legislation (2hrs)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: chemical analysis, NIRS, and feed recognition (4hrs)
OBJECTIVES:
·Comparative study of the animal gastrointestinal tract and its relationship with nutrition, dietary management, digestion and nutrient utilization
·Effects of nutrition over the digestive tract among species
·Nutritional requirements among the different species
·Feed mix and premixes plants
·Raw material properties for feed mixes an premixes formulation
·Feed mixes and premixes software formulation
FRONTAL LESSONS
·Feeding behavior (1hr)
·Nutrients: proteins, carbohydrates, and fat (4hrs)
·Minerals and vitamins (1hr)
·Energy (2hrs)
·Digestibility (2hrs)
·Antioxidants (1hr)
·Dairy cow and beef cattle nutrition (3hrs)
·Swine nutrition (3hrs)
·Poultry nutrition (2hrs)
·Aquafeed (2hrs)
·Trends in the feed mix sector (Italy, UE, world) (1hr)
·Plant engineering in premix manufacturers (3hrs)
·Feed mixes and premixes monogastrics formulation (3hrs)
·Feed mixes and premixes polygastrics formulation (3hrs)
·Economics of feed mixes and premixes formulation (1hrs)
TRAINING
·Feed mixes and premixes plant visits (3hrs)
·Training at the Experimental Teaching and Reseach Center (2hrs)
·Feed mix lab (2hrs)
Nutritional evaluation of feeds
OBJECTIVES:
Learning fundamental knowledge on animal feeds and their chemical and nutritional evaluation
FRONTAL LESSONS
·Animal feeds: general aspects, the nutritive value and classification (1hr)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: sampling procedures, chemical composition and physical characterization (4hrs)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: antinutritional factors (1hr)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: mycotoxins (1hr)
·Forages: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics of grass, hays and silages (3hrs)
·Energy feeds: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics (3hrs)
·Protein feeds: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics (3hrs)
·Fibrous feeds: chemical composition and nutritional characteristics (2hrs)
·GM feeds: corn and soy, use of GM plants in feed mixes: feed and food security, legislation (2hrs)
·Nutritional feeds evaluation: chemical analysis, NIRS, and feed recognition (4hrs)
Prerequisites for admission
Notions of chemistry, biochemistry and physiology are needed
Teaching methods
The course will be based on frontal lessons, field trips and training sessions with case-study-based discussions. The course topics will be available by power point slide presentations uploaded on ARIEL platform, together with textbooks suggested by the professors
Teaching Resources
The course topics will be available by slide presentations from the teacher and uploaded on ARIEL platform.
Scientific papers and textbooks will be available from the professors
Scientific papers and textbooks will be available from the professors
Assessment methods and Criteria
Learning outcomes and final evaluation will be performed by an oral examination at the end of the course. The student are allowed to partecipate to the oral examination.
AGR/18 - ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEEDING - University credits: 7
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 48 hours
Lessons: 48 hours
Professors:
Cattaneo Donata Maria Iolanda Renata, Savoini Giovanni
Shifts:
Professors:
Cattaneo Donata Maria Iolanda Renata, Savoini Giovanni
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Professor:
Savoini Giovanni2 TURNO PER GRUPPI DI STUDENTI
Professor:
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