Course detail

LZT5708 - Nonruminant Nutrition I


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
4
0
8
15 weeks
120 hours

Instructor
Urbano dos Santos Ruiz

Objective
The objective of this course is to provide graduate students with an adequate foundation on the
physiology, nutrition and feeding of swine, addressing recent advances in the nutrition and feeding of
these aniamsi. Additionally, the objective is to develop students' critical sense in the interpretation of
scientific papers and enable them to plan and implement research in pig nutrition and feeding.

Content
Introduction: importance of pig farming. Importance of nutrition and feeding in pig production. 2.
Anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract of pigs: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine,
large intestine, anus and associated organs (liver and pancreas). 3. Physiology of digestion: movement
of food through the gastrointestinal tract, digestive enzymes, digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and
lipids. 4. Absorption and metabolism of nutrients. 5. Study of nutrients: water, carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, minerals and vitamins. 6. Nutritional requirements of pigs. 7. Nutritional deficiencies in pigs. 8.
Study of food: chemical composition, nutritional value and physical characteristics. 9. Pig feed
formulation. 10. Food processing. 11. Pig feed additives: antimicrobial agents, copper, zinc, enzymes,
organic acids, prebiotics, probiotics, phytogenics, alternative additives, nutrient sharing agents, etc.
12.Management of pig feeding in the different stages of the production cycle. 13. Considerations about
pig feeding and nutrition experiments.

Bibliography
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Pigs, Poultry, Rabbits, Horses and Salmonids. 2021.
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Journals:
Journal of Animal Science; Animal Feed Science and Technology; Livestock Science; Animal; Animals;
Canadian Journal of Animal Science; Journal of Nutrition; British Journal of Nutrition; Revista Brasileira
de Zootecnia; Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia; Scientia Agricola; Ciência Rural;
Semina.