ANUT221 Farm Animal Nutrition
Updated: 25 October 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level A- Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | PSIO 210, BCHM 210 or permission of unit coordinator | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | None | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Darryl Savage (dsavage2@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit introduces basic concepts in digestion and metabolism and their integration through endocrine functions. The unit includes metabolic hormones; the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system; the relation of nutrition to other constraints to animal production; principles of food analysis; energy and protein requirements of ruminants and non-ruminants; protein quality; nutritional roles of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids; minerals and vitamins; ecological factors in trace element deficiency; diet formulation. Practical work is mainly in animal experimentation related to production. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |