Course detail

LZT5850 - Fundamentals of Ruminant Nutrition


Credit hours

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

Instructor
Carla Maris Machado Bittar
Diogo Fleury Azevedo Costa
Evandro Maia Ferreira

Objective
Provide basic knowledge and critical insights into the main issues related to ruminant nutrition.

Content
1. Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system; 2. Microbiology and ruminal fermentation; 3. Analysis and composition of feeds; 4. Voluntary Feed Intake; 5. Digestibility and Ruminal Kinetics; 6. Carbohydrate Metabolism; 7. Protein metabolism; 8. Lipid metabolism; 9. Energy; 10. Minerals and Vitamins; 11. Additives; 12. Metabolic Disorders; 13. Diet Formulation.

Bibliography
NUTRIÇÃO DE RUMINANTES. BERCHIELLI, T. T., PIRES, A. V., OLIVEIRA, S. G. FUNEP, 2011. 616p.
BEEF CATTLE NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS MODEL, NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF BEEF CATTLE. The National Academies Press: Washington, DC, USA, 2016; p. 475.
2016; p. 475.
Periódicos:
- Journal of Animal Science´
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Animal Feed Science and Technology