Module Information
Module Identifier
RSM2620
Module Title
LIVESTOCK NUTRITION
Academic Year
2011/2012
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-Requisite
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Poster assignment Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 20% |
| Semester Exam | 3 Hours Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 80% |
| Supplementary Exam | 3 Hours Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Evaluate the scientific methods used in animal nutrition research
Discuss the ecology of the rumen and the methods used to modify it
Critically evaluate the methods used to modify the characteristics of meat and milk
Discuss the digestion and metabolism of nutrients in animals
Content
To outline the fundamental physiological and microbiological principles that underpin animal nutrition in the context of recent research. Although the module will focus on ruminants, descriptions of the relevant processes in monogastric animals will also be given where appropriate.
It will achieve this by considering the following areas:
Design of animal nutrition experiments
Nutrient digestion and metabolism
Modulating alimentary microbial populations and their ecology, and plant-microbe interactions.
Metabolism of carbohydrates, protein and lipids in order to modify the characteristics of meat and milk.
It will achieve this by considering the following areas:
Design of animal nutrition experiments
Nutrient digestion and metabolism
Modulating alimentary microbial populations and their ecology, and plant-microbe interactions.
Metabolism of carbohydrates, protein and lipids in order to modify the characteristics of meat and milk.
Brief description
This module will discuss recent developments in the nutrition of livestock animals. This module will draw upon some of the ongoing research in animal nutrition in IBERS and will present this in an accessible format to MSc students following the livestock and animal science routes.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Students will be expected to be able to express themselves appropriately in a written examination context and through a research poster |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Detailed feedback will be given for assignment work |
| Information Technology | Students will be required to source information from a variety of scientific publication data bases. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | |
| Research skills | Students will be required to undergo directed self study and so will develop their literature research skills. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Research methodology of animal nutrition |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7