Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in agroecology (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in innovation management and the food design (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Course content :
- The composition and analysis of feed
- The digestion of feeds in the pig, the bird and the ruminant
- The metabolism of nutrients
- The evaluation of feeds : energy and protein value in the pig and the ruminant
- Water and feed intake
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course aims at giving the basic prnciples of animal nutrition, their application and the current knowledge of feed digestion and nutrient metabolism in farm animals
After completing the course the student is expected to :
- understand and utilize nutrition scientific vocabulary,
- understand the basis of farm animal nutrition
- be able to interact in a general discussion in the field of animal nutrition.
- Identify relevant qualitative and quantitative information related to an agronomic process
- Adapt existing solutions, taking into account their performance and technical, environmental and economic constraints, in response to a bioengineering problem
- Identify limiting parameters of a process or a system
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
BIOL2010-1 - Cellular biology
CHIM9239-2 - Biological molecules chemistrys
BIOL2011-1 - Comparative animal anatomy and physiology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Oral presentations and interactions with the students.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face to face
Recommended or required readings
Syllabus; copies of slides
Nutrition, 2007, P. Insel, R.E. Turner, D. Ross, Jones and Bartlett Publishers Canada, 782 p + appendices
Introduction à la nutrition des animaux domestiques, 2002, C. Jean-Blain, Ed. Tec et Doc, 424 p.
Basic animal nutrition and feeding, 2005. Pond W.G., Church D.C., Pond K.R. & Schoknecht P.A., Willey International Edition, Fifth Edition, 580 p.
Animal nutrition, 2011. McDonald, R.A. Edwards, J.F.D Greenhalgh, C.A. Morgan, L.A. Sinclair, R.G. Wilkinson. Prentice Hall, Seventh Edition, 692 p.
Assessment methods and criteria
Knowledges and competencies acquired by the student thanks to this course will be assessed during collegial oral examination. One question will be blind-chosen by each student. After about 20 minutes of preparation, each student will present his answer and discuss it with the 2 teachers during about 20 minutes.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
A part of the course is taught in english.
Contacts
Précision Livestock and Nutrition
Department AgroBioChem
GxABT
Yves Beckers
- yves.beckers@uliege.be
- 081/622119
- nadia.everaert@uliege.be
- 081/622448
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The chapters 1 to 4 and chapter 6 were taught face-to-face. The chapters 7 until 11 are taught by distance-learning (powerpoint with voice registration). A question-answer session will be foreseen in May.
Assessment subjects
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 et 11
Assessment methods
Written exam for each serie with the possibility of then presenting an oral exam via Collaborate. The oral exam will only be possible for students who have obtained a minimum of 8/20 in writing and will be taken directly after the written exam. The precise procedures for carrying out the exams are available on eCampus.
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 et 11
Assessment methods
Written exam for each serie with the possibility of then presenting an oral exam via Collaborate. The oral exam will only be possible for students who have obtained a minimum of 8/20 in writing and will be taken directly after the written exam. The precise procedures for carrying out the exams are available on eCampus.