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| ALIM0002-1 | Animal nutrition and feeding
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| Duration : | 4h Th, 6h Pr, 38h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Yves Beckers |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Determination of the biological value of protein sources in the rat and the human |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The main objective is to illustrate by laboratory measurements and an animal experiment some of the fundamental principles in human and animal feeding and nutrition. The secondary objective is to train the student to write and to present a scientific report.
After completing the course the student is expected to be able to mobilize an experimental design and to synthetize and review the results of an experiment in the field of the animal feeding and nutrition |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| ALIM0003-1 - Feedstuffs
ANIM0006-1 - Animal production in temperate regions (part 1)
BIOL2018-1 - Nutrition and dietetic |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures : 4 h
Practical works : 44 h |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Syllabus, copy of slides, an updated list of reference books are made available on the MyUlg site. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Group report (50%)
Oral exam (50%) |
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Organizational remarks :
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| During the animal experiment (4 weeks), one student per group must be present (1 to 1,5 h) daily in the Centre d'Essais des Productions Animales (CEPA). |
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Contacts :
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| Beckers Yves
Unité de Zootechnie - GxABT
Passage des Déportés, 2
B-5030 Gembloux
081/62-21-19
Yves.Beckers@ulg.ac.be(YvYves.Beckers@ulg.ac.be) |
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