Comparative Nutrition and Digestion

This subject allows students to develop an awareness of the major physiological processes and metabolic basis of nutritional requirements; to understand the nutritional qualities of food, and develop skills to ensure a balanced diet can be formulated for a range of mammals; to be familiar with the impact of dietary imbalances; and to understand the role of food in behavioural, psychological and social contexts.

比较不同动物的营养需求与消化系统。

• 1The physiological and metabolic basis of nutritional ­requirements
• 2The nutritional qualities of particular categories of food
• 3The principles and practices of feed evaluation and ration formulation
• 4The principles and diagnosis of nutritional imbalances and/or malnutrition
• 5Be familiar with computer based nutritional models and simulations to solve complex nutritional problems