AN- 202  PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION  3(2-1)

Introduction: This course is aimed at understanding the basis of nutrition. It also critically focuses on digestive system and digestion related to poultry ruminants and horses. This course gives the knowledge about micro and primary nutrients. It also explicitly tells about functions of essential nutrients in maintaining life along with identification and evaluation of different feedstuffs. 

Prerequisite: Introduction to Animal Husbandry (ANSC-5101)

Learning outcome: Students will be equiped with basic concepts of nutrition and animal nutrition 

Contents

Theory
Importance of nutrition in livestock and poultry production; history, scope and development of science of nutrition; basic concepts in animal nutrition; classification of nutrients and their functions;  soil plant animal relationship; digestive systems, digestion and absorption of nutrients in different classes of livestock and poultry; flow of nutrients in animal body.

Practical  
Identification of feed ingredients through visual and microscopic methods; Parts of digestive system in ruminant and monogastric animals; Collection of feed ingredients samples and their preparation  
Books recommended 
1. McDonald, P., R.A. Edwards, J.F.D. Greenhalgh and C.A Morgan. 2002. Animal 
Nutrition. Longman scientific and technical publisher, UK. 
2.  Ensminger, M.E. and J.E. Oldfield and W.W. Heinemann. 1990.  Feeds and Nutrition 
Digest. The Ensminger Publishing Co., Clovis, Clovis, California, USA. 
3. Khan, M.L. 2001. Poultry Feeds and Nutrition. Kitabistan Pub. Co. Urdu Bazar, Lahore. 
4. Cheeke, P.R. 2004. Applied Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding. Delmar Publisher, 
Canada. 
 

Weekly Lesson Plans and Dates

Class Timings:

Mon 02:00 pm to 03:40 pm

Wed 02:00 pm to 03:40 pm

Evaluation Criteria

Total Marks:60

Sessional: 08

Mid-term: 12

Final Exam: 20

Practical: 20