Course Description
The practical aspects of poultry nutrition, nutritional programs, and their relationship with disease problems.
Athena Title
POULTRY NUTRITION
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in POUL 8150
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
The student will be able to relate the basic concepts of poultry nutrition into their respective fields of study, understand the principles involved in proper nutrition, and the consequences of nutritional deficiencies.
Topical Outline
1. Overall role of feeds in poultry production 2. Energy concepts, deficiency and excess 3. Protein and amino acid metabolism 4. Vitamins and trace minerals 5. Non-nutritive feed additives 6. Commonly encountered feed ingredients 7. Quality control concerns regarding poultry feed ingredients and finished feed 8. Manufacture of poultry feed in the commercial sector 9. Relation of nutrition to illness and/or deficiency symptoms 10. Visit to commercial production facility