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| VETE0054-3 | Nutrition and feeding of domestic animals, partim large animals , partim companion animals
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- Production animals complement
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| Duration : | commun section : 20h Th, 12,5h PCL
Production animals complement : 10h Th
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| Holder(s) : | commun section : Marianne Diez, Isabelle Dufrasne, Louis Istasse
Production animals complement : Isabelle Dufrasne
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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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| Complement in farm animals feeding:
- Cattle: calve feeding, feeding errors in energy and in nitrogen, acidified ration, high lactating dairy cows, fattening, pasture management.
- pigs: digestion specificities, requirements, piglet and sow feeding, fattening. |
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| Course objective : |
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| Knowledge of feeding systems of farm and companion animals |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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