BIOL 415 - Animal Nutrition

3 Credit(s)

An extensive study of the nutrient requirements of animals during their life cycle under various physiological and pathological conditions. With the increases in global population and human consumption of meats, milk, and eggs per capita, agriculturally important animals are the major source of high-quality proteins, as well as vitamins and minerals, for consumption by humans and their companion animals, to sustain their optimal growth, development, reproduction, and health. Therefore, animal nutrition has great scientific, social, and economic significance. Furthermore, the physiological and biochemical bases of nutrition in farm and laboratory animals with emphasis on metabolic pathways leading to inherited diseases (knockdown or knockout of genes) in humans and animals will be covered. This is an excellent course for senior undergraduate and graduate students in animal science, biology, biochemistry, biomedicine, veterinary medicine, nutrition, food science and related fields.