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DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES |
To acquaint students about role of minerals and vitamins in nutrition and their utilization in animals
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INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES |
- Students will understand the role of minerals and vitamins in nutrition and animal production.
- Students will be able to explain the mechanisms and role of minerals and vitamins in nutritional physiology, various body mechanisms and energy metabolism.
- Health related aspects of deficiency and excess of vitamins and minerals.
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COURSE CONTENTS |
Theory
Historical perspective of minerals and vitamins; essential mineral elements and their distribution in living body; classification and their functions; interrelationship and efficiency of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chlorine, iron, copper, cobalt, manganese, iodine, molybdenum, fluorine, zinc and selenium; relationship of minerals with dietary components and mineral toxicity; vitamins: classification, chemical structure and functions of vitamin A, D, E, K, C and B-complex; deficiencies, hypervitaminosis; interrelationship among vitamins and other nutrients; different sources of minerals and vitamins.
Practical
Preparation of feed samples for mineral and vitamin analysis. Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral and vitamin analysis
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READING |
- 1. Ensminger, M.E. and J.E. Oldfield and W.W. Heinemann. 1990. Feeds and Nutrition Digest. The Ensminger Publishing Co., Clovis, Clovis, California, USA.
- McDonald, P., R.A. Edwards and J.F.D. Greenhalgh and C.A. Morgan. 2008. Animal Nutrition. 6th Edition. Longman Scientific and Technical Publisher, U.K.
- Maynard, L.A. J.K. Loosli, H.F. Hintz and R.G. Warner. 1991. Animal Nutrition. 7th Ed.McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc., New York, USA.
- McDowell, L.R. 1992. Minerals in Animal and Human Nutrition. Academic press Inc.12506th Avenue San Diego, California, USA.
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COURSE SCHEDULE |
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Topics and Readings |
Book with page numbers |
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Historical perspective of minerals and vitamins (Practical) Preparation of feed samples for mineral analysis |
Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 201-224) |
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Essential mineral elements and their distribution in living body (Practical) Preparation of feed samples for mineral analysis |
Manual of Animal Nutrition by Mathut and N. Arora (page 74-88) Nutrient Metabolism in Ruminant by Sarwar (Page 211-90, 299-373) The Ruminant animal digestive physiology and Nutrition by D.C Church (313-325) |
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Mineral classification and their functions (Practical) Preparation of feed samples for vitamin analysis |
Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 70-77)
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interrelationship and efficiency of calcium, and phosphorus (Practical) Preparation of feed samples for vitamin analysis |
Nutrient Metabolism in Ruminant by Sarwar (Page 211-90, 299-373)
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interrelationship and efficiency of magnesium, sodium, and potassium (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( calcium) |
Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 70-77)
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6 |
interrelationship and efficiency of chlorine, iron, copper and cobalt (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( phosphorus) |
Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 201-224)
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7 |
interrelationship and efficiency of manganese, iodine, molybdenum, fluorine, zinc and selenium (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( Iron ) |
Nutrient Metabolism in Ruminant by Sarwar (Page 211-90, 299-373)
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relationship of minerals with dietary components and mineral toxicity (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( Iron ) |
Applied Animal Nutrition (Feeds and Feeding) by Peter R Cheeke ( Page 201-224) Manual of Animal Nutrition by Mathut and N. Arora (page 74-88) Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 70-77) |
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Mid Test |
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10 |
vitamins: classification, chemical structure and functions of vitamin A, D, E, K, C (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( copper ) |
The Ruminant animal digestive physiology and Nutrition by D.C Church (313-325)
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vitamins: classification, chemical structure and functions of vitamin A, D, E, K, C (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( copper ) |
Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 70-377)
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vitamins: classification, chemical structure and functions of vitamin B-complex (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( sodium and potassium ) |
The Ruminant animal digestive physiology and Nutrition by D.C Church (313-325) |
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Vitamin deficiencies, and hypervitaminosis (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for mineral ( sodium and potassium ) |
Nutrient Metabolism in Ruminant by Sarwar (Page 211-90, 299-373) |
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interrelationship among vitamins and other nutrients (Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for vitamin analysis |
Animal Nutrition (7th edition) by McDonald (page 70-377)
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different sources of minerals and vitamins Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for vitamin analysis |
The Ruminant animal digestive physiology and Nutrition by D.C Church (313-325) |
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different sources of minerals and vitamins Practical) Demonstration of analytical techniques for vitamin analysis |
The Ruminant animal digestive physiology and Nutrition by D.C Church (313-325) |
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Revision |
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Final term |
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Note: You can reserve one week for sessional or mid-term exam, and if you wish, one week for student presentations of the assigned research project.
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RESEARCH PROJECT |
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ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA |
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Sessional: 04
Mid-term: 06
Final Exam: 10
Practical: 20
- Total Lessons 0
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