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ANUT521 Animal Nutrition

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
25 August 2013 28 August 2013 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ANUT221 or ANUT321
Notes None
Combined Units ANUT321 - Animal Nutrition
Coordinator(s) Roger Hegarty (roger.hegarty@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.
Important Information

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Further information
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the key issues surrounding diet formulation for ruminant, monogastric and companion animals.
  2. Show an understanding of the social and environmental issues pertaining to the nutritional management (direct and indirect) of production animals.
  3. Apply knowledge of the discipline showing a practical understanding of how metabolic and physiological concepts can be used to explain diet formulation.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the animal nutrition discipline will be taught in lectures. It will be assessed in the final exam and quizzes. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught skills through written feedback on their assignment and oral and written feedback on their seminar. Students will practice skills through their team-based case studies activities and seminar delivery. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas and referencing. Student will also be assessed on their presentation skills during the delivery of their seminar. 		True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will learn about a variety of animal production systems from throughout the world, and why they use them. Students will be taught about factors influencing availability of nutrients for animals and the influence of production goals on diet formulation in a variety of systems and countries. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be taught and directed to relevant animal nutrition literature and how to critically asses its value. Students will be assessed (through the assignment and seminar) on their ability to identify, summarize and critical analyze the literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments and activities, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research and discuss (written and verbal) the social and environmental issues. These skills can be applied to any discipline and will be useful in research and consultancy-type roles. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to understand the key issues in a question, locate relevant, scientific information relating to the question and integrate the theory and literature in their answer. This will be assessed through their assignment and case study activity. Students will be taught problem solving skills through work-shopped case studies in the lectures and tutorials. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will practice their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, team-based case study activities and team-based seminar preparation. Assessment of the case study and seminar will include team cohesion and peer assessment will be incorporated. 		True True
   

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