General nutrition including reminds on nutritional needs, digestive physiology, bromatologic analysis
Specific nutrition of ruminants and monogastrics in tropical countries
Computer rationing
Cases studies in tropical countries developed by students
part 1
- Specific animals requirements in hot climates
- ingredients and forages resources available in hot climates
- Diet formulation applied to a study case: poultry in hot climates
Course objective :
part 2
The course aims to develop overall competences in animal nutrition and in chemical analysis of food, allowing any application for specific cases, by the way of a student's personal work
part 1
By the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to formulate complete diets and complementary feeds for single stomach aniamls and grazing ruminants thanks to his good understanding of dietary requirements and feed ressources available in hot climates.
Prerequisites :
part 2
Basic knowledges in biology, anatomy, biochemistry and mathematics
Workshops :
part 2
Food formulation by computer
part 1
Diet formulation exercise
Organization :
part 2
J-L. Hornick: 21 hours
Written notes :
part 2
The notes may be printed from the website of the course
part 1
Slides of the teacher
Excel file for diet formulation
Assessment :
part 2
Relevance of the personnal work of the student, synchronus and asynchronus implication of the student in the e-course