SANITA' PUBBLICA VETERINARIA
Module NUTRIZIONE E ALIMENTAZIONE ANIMALE

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: Alessandro PRIOLO

Expected Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding abilities: The student will acquire specific knowledge on animal nutrition.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding abilities: The student will be able to identify the main qualitative characteristics of animal feedstuff and animal metabolism. The student will be able to interpret the analytical data and organize them in a systematic way.

Making judgements: The diversification of teaching activities will help to enhance the autonomy of judgment and the critical sense. The set of knowledge and skills acquired through lectures and other activities (including: thematic insights, video tutorials, seminars with sector experts, classroom discussions, workshops and technical visits) will offer the student various useful forms of learning to encourage conscious learning and autonomously make the appropriate choices based on specific requests.

Communication skills: Attending lessons and reading the recommended texts will help the student in the acquisition and use of technical language; the use of study sources in English will allow you to acquire the foundations of technical language in this language too. The student will be encouraged to use technical language during classroom discussions, during other activities and during ongoing tests which will also favor the acquisition of synthesis skills.

Learning skills: The organization of teaching represents a study and work method that is based on the importance of the quality of the sources and can be replicated and pursued independently. This method can be useful for the preparation of the degree thesis, for the continuation of studies and for the continuous updating of the knowledge and skills necessary for the profession.

Course Structure

As established by the didactic regulations, the course will be delivered with class lectures. The conventional approach of frontal teaching will be dedicated to the discussion of the main themes of the program.

Information for students with disabilities and/or DSA
As a guarantee of equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on their specific needs and on teaching objectives of the discipline. It is also possible to ask the departmental contacts of CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Inclusion - Services for Disabilities and/or DSAs).

If teaching is given in a mixed formula or remotely, necessary changes may be introduced to what was previously stated in order to comply with the provided and reported syllabus.

Required Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of chemical and biological areas and applied to food are considered important to fully understand the contents of the course. 

Attendance of Lessons

Not compulsory but strongly suggested

Detailed Course Content

Elements of animal morphology. Nutrients: structural and non structural carbohydrates; the fibre according to the  Van Soest system (NDF; ADF ADL; AIA); Crude protein and protein fractions according to the Cornell system (A, BB2 B3C) and INRA (PDI); lipids and ruminal bio-hydrogenation of fatty acids. Elements of anatomy and physiology of digestion in  ruminants. Ruminal fermentations.

Textbook Information

Pulina (Editor) Dairy sheep feeling and nutrition – Avenue media

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The learning test will include one  written test not compulsory lasting 45 minutes. A final oral interview will complete the learning test. Overall, the learning test will assess the relevance of the answers and the quality of the content, as well as the ability to connect between the themes of the program and the ability to express and use technical language.

The vote follows the following scheme:

Negative:

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Important shortcomings. Significant inaccuracies

Ability to analyze and synthesize: Irrelevant. Frequent generalizations. Inability to synthesize

Use of references: Completely inappropriate

18-20:

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: At the threshold level. Obvious imperfections

Analysis and synthesis skills: Just enough skills

Use of references: just appropriate

21-23

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Routine knowledge

Ability to analyze and synthesize: ability of correct analysis and synthesis. Argue logically and consistently

Using references: Use standard references

24-26

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Good knowledge

Analysis and synthesis skills: good analysis and synthesis skills. The arguments are expressed consistently

Using references: Use of standard references

27-29

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Knowledge more than good

Ability to analyze and synthesize: considerable abilities of analysis and synthesis

Use of references: the topic has been explored in depth

30-30 e lode

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Excellent knowledge

Ability to analyze and synthesize: excellent abilities of analysis and synthesis.

Use of references: Important insights.

 

Verification of learning can also be carried out remotely, if conditions make it necessary

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

1. Fiber

2. Ruminal degradation of proteins

3.Volatile Fatty Acids

4. Ruminal Biohydrogenation