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Oct 03, 2024
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AGS 319 - Animal Nutrition Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Open Examination of nutritional principles, digestive systems, composition and nutritional characteristics of common feedstuffs, ration formulation and recommended animal feeding programs. Competencies
- Analyze the role of nutrients and their functions regarding animal health and productivity
- Define a nutrient
- Align nutrient categories with their respective functions
- Explain the relationship between those nutrients providing energy in animal diets
- Articulate factors affecting the partitioning and utilization of feedstuff energy
- Differentiate essential amino acid requirements among species
- Associate important minerals with common deficiency and toxicity symptoms
- Characterize important vitamins according to deficiency indicators
- Discuss the importance of clean water and its availability to livestock
- Determine and describe proper quality, delivery, and consumption of feed and water
- Utilize commonly accepted units of measure to express animal nutrient needs and feedstuff nutrient density.
- Evaluate digestive system differences between species.
- Define digestion of feedstuffs and absorption of nutrients
- Use terms relating to digestive and absorptive processes in context
- Label digestive system anatomy common among species
- Explain the function of digestive system components in simple stomached animals
- Distinguish differing digestion capabilities among monogastric animals
- Articulate digestive mechanisms unique to avian species
- Describe the anatomy and function of the ruminant stomach
- Summarize the roles of mechanical, chemical, enzymatic and microbial digestion
- Recall the absorbable end products of digestion and their role in animal health and performance
- Differentiate digestive tract capabilities and limitations regarding utilization of various feedstuffs by species
- Evaluate feedstuffs relative to nutrient composition and animal requirements.
- Examine International Feed Names and Numbers
- Match feedstuffs available with the proper feed class
- Review procedures for evaluating the nutritional value of feedstuff
- Compare various nutrient sources
- Describe the difference between roughages and concentrates
- Name the protein supplement classes and the species for which they are used
- Utilize proximate analysis and general nutrient tables regarding composition of feeds
- Identify feedstuffs suitable for each species based on digestive capabilities
- Calculate the protein level of given feedstuffs and convert nutrient densities from dry matter and as-fed basis
- Explain the physical evaluation of feedstuffs
- Cite growing, storage and handling impacts on the nutritional value of feedstuffs
- Summarize methods and advantages of processing feedstuffs
- Formulate rations based upon animal nutrient requirements.
- Describe an animal to be fed
- Recall the expected feed intake for the five major animal species
- Identify suitable production benchmarks for each species
- List various methods of delivering feed and water to livestock
- Outline the method of balancing rations using the Pearson Square
- Demonstrate the ability to balance a simple animal ration
- Calculate balanced rations using two feed sources
- Calculate balanced rations using three or more feed sources
- Calculate balanced rations using fixed ingredients
- Find, interpret and apply data feedstuff composition data to balancing animal diets
- Analyze diets based upon cost of production
- Outline the impact of commercial feed regulations on animal production.
- Consider effects of commercial feed laws on the animal feeding industry
- List items which must be included in the guaranteed analysis of a feed tag
- Select a feed tag and be ready to discuss its content in class
- Apply record keeping rules, guidelines and best practices regarding feed ingredient inventory and utilization
- Contemplate implications of commercial feed laws for feed manufacturers and animal producers
- Examine the role of additives in animal health and production.
- Identify feed additives and their applications
- Describe the appropriate use of implant products on growth promotion and feed efficiency
- Give examples of regulations regarding utilization feed grade antibiotics and additives
- Deliberate issues related to additive usage and implications for food animal producers
Competencies Revised Date: 2019
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