Animal & Dairy Science: Academic Programs: Course Syllabi
ADSC and POUL 4370/6370
ANNU 4370/6370: Monogastric Nutrition
Room 118 - Animal Science Complex
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:05 - 9:55
Instructor:
Michael Azain
246 Animal Science Complex
542-0963
mazain@arches.uga.edu
Prerequisites:
- Undergraduate Animal Nutrition: ADSC 3300, POUL 3750
- Undergraduate Biochemistry (BCMB 3100)
Goals:
- Develop an understanding of the basis for and determination of nutrient requirements.
- Provide an introduction to the current research literature in monogastric nutrition.
- Develop oral and written communication skills related to nutrition research.
Grading:
| Mid-Terms 7 th and 11-12 th week of class | 40% |
| Final Dec. 11 (Wed.) 8:30-11 AM | 30% |
| Reports: Feed Ingredient | 5% |
| Amino Acid Report + Vitamin and Mineral Report | 5% |
| Diet Formulation | 10% |
| In Depth Report | 10% |
| Total | 100% |
Class Fee:
Each student is requested to bring a check for $30 made to the Animal and Dairy Science Department. The fee covers a student subscription to Feedstuffs and xeroxing costs for articles distributed in class. There is no formal textbook for this class.
National Research Council:
- Nutrient Requirements of poultry (1994) $ 29.95, $ 23.95
- Nutrient Requirements of swine (1998) $ 39.95, $31.95
- Web Site, http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4758.html
Tentative Lecture Schedule
| Date | # Lectures | Topic |
| 1 | First Class, Introduction - Nutrition, US Feed Industry | |
| 2 | Overview of digestive processes | |
| 2 | Nutrient Requirements: Determination, species differences, effects of stage of production. | |
| 9/4 | ** Topics Due for Feed Ingredient Reports | |
| 2 | Presentations on 9/13 and 9/20 | |
| 6 | Energy Nutrition: Energy requirements, Carbohydrates, fiber-degrading enzymes. Lipids | |
| 6 | Proteins and Amino Acids: Requirements, amino acid balance, ideal protein | |
| Week of Sept 30 First Mid-term Exam | ||
| 1 | Feed efficiency, relationship of composition to efficiency | |
| 4 | Feed Intake Regulation Endocrine control of metabolism, metabolic integration, repartitioning agents Feed Additives, Antibiotics |
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| 3 Mineral Nutrition | ||
| 3 Vitamin Nutrition | ||
| **Topics for In Depth Reports Due 10/30 | ||
| 11/1 | Fall Break - No Class | |
| Mid-term # 2 Date to be determined | ||
| 6 | Feed Formulation Labs Dr Pesti - Dates to be determined | |
| 3-4 | Oral Presentations | |
| Dec 11 | Final Exam - Cumulative |