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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
veterinary medicine
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Chen gild
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Chen Gild
Course/Module description:
The course begins with an introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the ruminant together with Basic metabolic pathways. The second part of the course is devoted to digestion and absorption process of major feed nutrients in the gastro intestinal tract with emphasis on feed induced metabolic disorders.
Common feed characteristics are described with emphasis on processing, preservation, and related feeding drawbacks.
Course/Module aims:
1. Acquaintance with nutrition terminology.
2. Ruminant gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology.
3. Major metabolic pathways in ruminant nutrition.
4. Fermentation and digestion in the ruminant
5. Ruminant feeds – characteristics and application.
6. Ruminant feeding levels for maintenance, growth and production purposes.
7.Nutrition husbandry.
8. Applied nutrition and clinical manifestations.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Acquainted with the unique aspects of ruminant nutrition, specifically of the Israeli dairy cow raised under intensive conditions.
Take the advance course in clinical nutrition of ruminants
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Course/Module Content:
1. Acquaintance with nutrition terminology.
2. Ruminant gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology.
3. Major metabolic pathways in ruminant nutrition.
4. Fermentation and digestion in the ruminant
5. Ruminant feeds – characteristics and application.
6. Ruminant feeding levels for maintenance, growth and production purposes.
7.Nutrition husbandry.
8. Applied nutrition and clinical manifestations.
Required Reading:
Appears in presentations
Additional Reading Material:
Appears in presentations
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 20 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
None
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