COURSE OUTLINE Fall 2020
Course Title: FEED RESOURCES AND THEIR NUTRITIVE VALUE
Course Code:ANNU-7102
Credit Hours:3(2-1)
Instructor: Muhammad Arif
Email: [email protected]
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DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES |
The course provides the students theoretical and practical knowledge of available feed resources and their nutritive value. Students practically trained regarding strategic supplementation in animal feed. This course will help students gain an insight into the latest techniques used to improve nutritional status of conventional feed stuffs. They will become capable of formulating least cost rations from available feed resources.The main objective of the course is to acquaint students with feed resources and their nutritive value in Animal Nutrition
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CONTENTS |
Theory: Feed resources of Pakistan; Classification, availability, requirements, dynamics and characteristics. Nutritive value of feedstuffs and factors affecting nutritional quality of feeds in livestock and poultry. Feeding standards and their application. Strategic supplementation. Associative effects of feeds for livestock and poultry. Methods of improving nutritive value of feedstuffs. Feeding rumen bypass proteins and lipids. Utilization of NPN compounds in livestock feeds and its significance. Factors affecting voluntary feed intake. Significance of feed additives for livestock and poultry. Toxins and anti-Nutritional factors in feedstuffs.
Practicals: Chemical analysis, in-vivo, in-vitro and in-sacco techniques for feed evaluation. Techniques for estimation of feed toxins. Chemical and biological treatments of roughages. Preparation of hay and silage. Use of computer in feed formulation. Visits to feed mills, livestock farms and research institutes.
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READINGS |
- Anonymous. 1989. Feeding Standards of Pakistan, PSI, Lahore
- Cheeke, P.R. 2004. Applied Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding. Delmar Publisher, Canada.
- NRC. 2005. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle. National Academy Press, Washington, USA.
- Perry, T.W., A.E. Cullison and R.S. Lowrey. 1999. Feeds and Feeding. 5th Ed. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA.
- Wesley Ewing. 2002. The Feeds Directory Commodity Products. Empress Publishing, The Netherlands.
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COURSE SCHEDULE |
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Topics and Readings Give Reading No from your list of readings above and its page nos. relevant to the topic(s) covered each week |
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Feed resources of Pakistan
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Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 21-124) Animal Husbandry by S. Iqbal Shah (186-194) (Practical)Chemical analysis of feed stuffs (Proximate Analysis; NDF and ADF determination) |
27/12/20 28/12/20 |
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Classification, availability, requirements, dynamics and characteristics of feed stuffs
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Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 21-124) Animal Husbandry by S. Iqbal Shah (186-194) (Practical)Chemical analysis of feed stuffs (Proximate Analysis; NDF and ADF determination) |
3/11/20 4/11/20 |
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Classification, availability, requirements, dynamics and characteristics of feed stuffs
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Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 21-124) Animal Husbandry by S. Iqbal Shah (186-194) (Practical)Chemical analysis of feed stuffs (Proximate Analysis; NDF and ADF determination) |
10/11/20 11/11/20 |
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Nutritive value of feedstuffs and factors affecting nutritional quality of feeds in livestock and poultry
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Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 21-124) Animal Husbandry by S. Iqbal Shah (186-194) (Practical)Visits to feed mills |
17/11/20 18/11/20 |
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Feeding standards and their application
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Animal Nutrition 6th edition by Leonard A. Maynard and Loosli (page 390-408) Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 343-401) (Practical)in-vivo, in-vitro and in-sacco techniques for feed evaluation |
24/11/20 25/11/20 |
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Strategic supplementation
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Animal Nutrition 6th edition by Leonard A. Maynard and Loosli (page 390-408) Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 343-401) (Practical)in-vivo, in-vitro and in-sacco techniques for feed evaluation |
01/12/20 02/12/20 |
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Associative effects of feeds for livestock and poultry.
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Animal Nutrition 6th edition by Leonard A. Maynard and Loosli (page 390-408) Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 343-401) (Practical)Techniques for estimation of feed toxins. |
8/12/20 09/12/20 |
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Methods of improving nutritive value of feedstuffs.
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Animal Husbandry by S. Iqbal Shah (Practical) Techniques for estimation of feed toxins. |
15/12/20 16/12/20 |
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Mid Test |
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22/12/20 23/12/20 |
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Feeding rumen bypass proteins
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Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 587-590) Nutrient Metabolism in Ruminant by Sarwar (Page 185-192) (Practical)Visits to livestock farms and research institutes. |
19/01/20 20/01/20 |
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Feeding rumen bypass lipids.
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Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 587-590) Nutrient Metabolism in Ruminant by Sarwar (Page 185-192) (Practical) Visits to livestock farms and research institutes. |
26/01/21 27/01/21 |
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Utilization of NPN compounds in livestock feeds and its significance.
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Nutrient Metabolism in Ruminant by Sarwar (Page 99-100) (Practical)Chemical and biological treatments of roughages. |
02/02/21 03/02/21 |
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Factors affecting voluntary feed intake.
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Animal Husbandry by S. Iqbal Shah (page 200-203) Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 259-272) The Ruminant animal digestive physiology and Nutrition by D.C Church (202-216) (Practical)Chemical and biological treatments of roughages. |
09/02/21 10/02/21 |
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Significance of feed additives for livestock and poultry.
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Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 230-249) Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 594-605) (Practical)Preparation of hay |
16/02/21 17/02/21 |
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Toxins and anti-Nutritional factors in feedstuffs.
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Manual of Animal Nutrition by Mathut and N. Arora (page 98-136) (Practical)Preparation of silage (small bag technique) |
23/02/21 24/02/21 |
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Toxins and anti-Nutritional factors in feedstuffs.
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Manual of Animal Nutrition by Mathut and N. Arora (page 98-136) (Practical)Preparation of silage (Commercial level) |
02/03/21 03/03/21 |
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Revision |
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Final Exam |
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ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA |
Write here the distribution of the marks. You can choose any or all from below for the purpose.
Sessional: 08
Mid-term: 12
Final Exam: 20
Practical: 20
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RUELS AND REGULATIONS |
Following items are mandatory:
- 80% class attendance.
- Maintenance of Practical Copy.
- Participation in all practical performances or class activities.
Course Material
- Total Lessons 16
- Department Animal Sciences
- About Visit Profile
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Teacher
Dr. Muhammad Arif
Other Courses by Dr. Muhammad Arif
- ANSC-6138 Feed Evaluation, Formulation and Processing Technology 3(2-1)
- ANSC-5113 Introduction to veterinary preventive medicine 2(1-1)
- Seminar (ANNU-7120)
- Rural Poultry Farming (PS-303)
- Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition (ANSC -5102)
- METABOLISM OF PRIMARY NUTRIENTS (AN-303)
- Vitamins in Nutrition (ANNU-7103)
- Research Project / Internship (AS-402)
- Nutrition of Broilers (ANNU-7121)
- Physiological and Biochemical basis of Nutrition (ANNU-7101)