Key words
Melkveevoeding
Objectives
The student has to be able on an intimate knowledge of the physiology of cattle in different production phases, to program a scientifically based dairy cattle nutrition, being justified on the economical, technical and ecological point of view and which fulfils the consumer's demand with regard to the quality of animal products.
Topics
- Energy metabolism, energy evaluation systems, energy requirements
- Protein metabolism, protein evaluation systems, protein requirements
- Metabolism and requirements for fat, minerals, vitamins, physical structure
- Feedstuffs (evaluation, intake) and ration calculation
- Feeding dairy cattle in different stages of lactation
- Dairy cattle nutrition in relation to environmental pollution
- Relation nutrition - milk composition
- Relation milk urea content - nutrition - N-excretion
Prerequisites
A profound physiological knowledge of the animal in the different production phases.
Final Objectives
Materials used
- teacher's course - background information
- scientific and technical literature
Study costs
± 35 Euro (theory-syllabus, documentation, excursions)
Study guidance
Supplementary support and explanation is provided by appointment
Teaching Methods
- lectures - exercises - others
Assessment
- Scoring system: oral examination - assignment
Lecturer(s)
Daniël De Brabander
Karel D'Hooghe
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