Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
4 |
0 |
8 |
15 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
Flavio Augusto Portela Santos
Objective
The aim of the course is to discuss in detail and indepth the metabolism of non-fibrous carbohydrate in ruminants, with emphasis on the use of starch from cereal grains.
Content
1. Overview of non-fibrous carbohydrate metabolism in ruminants. 2. Chemical and physical characteristics of the starch in cereal grains. 3. Ruminal fermentation of non-fibrous carbohydrates. 4. Intestinal digestion of non-fibrous carbohydrates. 5. VFA and glucose in ruminants. 6. Post-absorptive metabolism. 7. Sites of starch digestion and energy efficiency. 8. Sources of starch and cereal grain processing methods. 9. Corn grain for ruminants. 10. Dry grain processing methods - Milling. 11. Silage of high moisture corn and sorghum grains. 12. Reconstitution of corn and sorghum grains. 13. Grains steam-flaking. 14. Diet formulation.
Bibliography
BOOKS:
- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL – NRC. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle. 7. ed. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press, 1996. 242p.
- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL – NRC. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle. 7. ed. Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press, 2001. 381p.
- NUTRIÇÃO DE RUMINANTES. BERCHIELLI, T. T., PIRES, A. V., OLIVEIRA, S. G. FUNEP, 2011. 616p.
- CATTLE GRAIN PROCESSING SYMPOSIUM. Oklahoma State University, 2006.
- 7th BEFF CATTLE SYMPOSIUM/BEEF CATTLE INTERNATIIONAL CONGRESS - GRAIN PROCESSING. FEALQ, 2012.
PERIÓDICOS:
- Journal of Animal Science
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Livestock Production Science
- Animal Feed Science and Technology