Nutrition

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Theoretical Subjects

Hours

1

Introduction and importance of nutrition of farm animals

2

The animal and its food

1. a.Water and its functions, regulation and comparative use by farm animals.
2. b.Energy metabolism.
3. c.Carbohydrate metabolism.
4. d.Protein and nucleic acids metabolism
5. e.Lipid metabolism.
6. f.Trace elements , functions and deficiency symptoms.
7. g.Vitamins, functions and deficiency symptoms.

3

The evaluation of food

1. a.digestibility.
2. b.Energy content of foods and partition.
3. c.Symptoms of expressing the energy value of foods.
4. d.Protein.

4

Feeding standards for maintenance and growth

1. a.Ruminants.
2. b.Rabbits.

     c.   Poultry

5

Feeding standards for reproduction and growth:

a.   ruminants.

b.   Rabbits.

6

Effect of environmental stress on nutrient needs

7

Nutritional problems related to nutrition

Total Hours

60