Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master in innovation management and the food design (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
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
The "complement of nutrition of companion animals" aim to give theoretical (8h) et practical knowledge (seminar and practical work) to balance complete diets for dogs and cats.
The lectures include :
-introduction, feeding during the cycle of life (growth, maintenance, reproduction, ageing) as well as feeding the owerweight/obese dog or cat
Practical work includes :
-commercial diets on the market (also specific purpose foods used in clinical nutrition) : labelling, comparisons between different foods
-unconventional foods : organic, BARF, vega, no grain, ...
-legal aspects of companion animal nutrition
-simplified formulation of homemade diets
-exercises : calculating a balance diet (clinical cases, dogs and cats)
The objective is to train students to use the resources (tables, compendium, ..). The exam will contain not only questions about knowledges but also practical questions (examples : calculating a daily diet for a cat, choosing in the compendium the best diet for an overweight dog, compare different products, ....)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To understand feeding practices and nutrition of dogs and cats
To choose a commercial food
To calculate a basic diet (cycle of life) and make a diet plan
To criticize petfood, for cat or dog
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Digestive physiology - Biochemistry - Chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures : 4, 11, 18 et 25/02 2021, ULiège
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures : 8 h
Seminars : 2 x 6 h
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Available on ecampus
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Seminar : schedule will be given later
Contacts
mdiez@uliege.be