Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Animal Nutrition - Feed analysis and rationing 2000 Words | 60% |
| Semester Assessment | Nutrition practices in agri workplace. 10 Minutes | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Animal Nutrition - Feed analysis and rationing 2000 Words | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Work placement presentation 10 Minutes | 40% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Evaluate the nutritional properties of livestock feeds
Evaluate nutritional requirements of livestock and formulate suitable rations
Critically evaluate nutrition focused practices in the agricultural workplace
Brief description
This module will discuss general principles relating to farm animal nutrition. Specifically, topics covered will include feed composition and analysis, digestive anatomy, the control of appetite, and energy, protein, mineral and vitamin nutrition. The nutritional requirements of selected examples of farm livestock for energy will also be covered as will methods of rationing energy, protein and other nutrients to livestock as well as nutritional disorders and the impact of livestock nutrition practices on the environment.
Content
10 lectures - Principles specific to livestock including digestive anatomy and physiology, Energy and protein requirements and rationing, vitamins and minerals, feeds, and nutritional disorders for livestock
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Creative Problem Solving | Students will create a ration for an animal of their choosing. During this process, multiple problems will arise which will need to be solved by careful selection of feeds to include within the ration. |
| Digital capability | Power point slides will need to be created for presentation assessment and spreadsheets will be used for rationing calculations. |
| Real world sense | Feed analysis will be conducted on silage samples from the University farms and rationing will be conducted for real animals if desired. The realistic nature of the ration will be assessed. |
| Reflection | Students will reflect on work placement and link experience to module taught material in presentation assessment. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5