Course: Feeding and Nutrition of Farm Animals

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Course title Feeding and Nutrition of Farm Animals
Course code KZVE/VKHZ1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zábranský Luboš, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is structured to the parts including the meaning of water, treatment and sources of nitrogen matters, influence of carbohydrats and fat like energetic resources, meaning and treatment of others components - mineral stuffs, vitamins and other specific matters. The treatment of single nutrients in organism and possibilities for production interference are described. Crucial is the characteristic of feed resources, their structure and treatment in the process of digestion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 54 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Provide information on the basics nutrition of farm animals. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of nutrients and energy. The student has to understand feed sampling, in a practical exercise to perform nutrient analysis and demonstrate the ability of qualitative evaluation of feed.
Ability to define the nutritional value of feed, orientation in basic methods of feed analysis, including methods for sampling. Calculation of energy values. Ability to assess the quality of feed.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of high school chemistry, biology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test, Interim evaluation

The course is completed by a credit, which passes the continuous evaluation. The requirement to complete the course is a successful evaluation of tests.
Recommended literature
  • Metody odběru vzorku a laboratorní zkoušení krmiv - Nařízení komise (ES) č. 152/2009.
  • Inra. Alimentation des bovins, ovin et caprins ed.. Quae Tables, 307 s. ISBN 978-2-7592-0020-7.
  • Třináctý, J. et al. Hodnocení krmiv pro dojnice. AgroDigest Pohořelice, 592 s., 2013. ISBN 978-80-260-2514-6.
  • Webové stránky katerdy. Výživa a krmení hospodářských zvířat.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Animal husbandry (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Animal husbandry (2019) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter