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| VETE0054-2 | Nutrition and feeding of domestic animals, partim large animals , partim companion animals
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- Option - Companion animal
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| Duration : | commun section : 20h Th, 12,5h PCL
Option - Companion animal : 10h Th
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| Holder(s) : | commun section : Marianne Diez, Isabelle Dufrasne, Louis Istasse
Option - Companion animal : Marianne Diez
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : |
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| Feeding systems and clinical feeding of the following species:
Commun section:
- Cattle, sheep end pig: production system and feeding
- Horse: feeding principles
- Companion animal feeding over a life cycle and clinical nutrition |
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| The topic of the lecture is clinical nutrition in companion animals. Feeding practices of reptiles or ferrets are also given. |
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| Course objective : |
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| Knowledge of feeding systems of farm and companion animals |
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| The objective is to explain the tools and theorics (estimations of the needs and nutritional supplies) to help the students to formulate practical diets for companion animals during the last year of the curriculum. |
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| Prerequisites : |
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- Knowlegde in ration calculation (first year lectures)
- Knowlegde in physiology of digestion
- Knowlegde on pathologies in farm and companion animals
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| General nutrition (1GMV)
VETE0054 - common part |
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| Workshops : |
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| The aim of the paraclinics is to familiarize students to:
- the practical aspects of companion animals management during a life cycle along with clinical nutrition
- the management of livestock production according to the life cycle
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| they are included in VETE0054 |
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| Organization : |
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| Commun section of 20 h in which:
- Feeding of farm animals and horses : 12 h (I.Dufrasne, L.Istasse)
- Feeding of companion animals : 8 h (M. Diez)
Paraclinics :
5 sessions of 2,5 h of supervised work in pets and livestock nutrition
The presence to the paraclinics is compulsory. The student who is missing one or many sessions will be sanctioned by a zero note for the whole paraclinic regardless of the reasons; missed sessions are recoverable. |
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| See VETE0054 |
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| Written notes : |
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| Notes at the student office
Compulsory lectures :
- Software for ration calculation in cattle (Alim 32).Dog and Cat feeding. Liège, 2004 (3th edition)
- Note on the use of Alim 32 software
Recommanded lectures :
- The fattening of Belgian Blue double muscled bulls: pratical aspects. Publication of the ministry of Agriculture, L.Istasse et al, 1997
- Rational use of permanent pasture by the dairy cows the suckling cows and the fattening bulls-Publication of the Ministry of Agriculture, I.Dufrasnes et al., 1999
- Finishing strategies in the fattening of the Belgian Blue double muscles cull cows: performance, carcass and meat quality, metabolism and economy - Publication of Ministry of Agriculture, JF Cabaraux et al., 2001
- Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 4th edition, Ed. : Hand, Thatcher, Remillard et Roudebush , Mark Morris Institute, 2000.
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| a book sold at the OC (Office des Cours) |
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| Assessment : |
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| Oral exam in a total of 15 points.
Paraclinic on 5 points assessed on a daily basis |
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| Included in VETE0054
-Oral exam : 15 points
-TPPC : 5 points |
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| Contacts : |
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| For the option "companion animal)
M. Diez (mdiez@ulg.ac.be) |
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