Clinical Veterinary Nutrition

Catalog description

This course is designed to introduce students to applied animal nutrition. The course covers basic nutrition for both ruminant and simple-stomach animals. This course will include, but not be limited to: the basic elements of nutrition including the major categories of nutrients, and their sources, digestion, and metabolism, interpretation of pet food labels, homemade, raw, and commercial diets as well as therapeutic/critical care nutrition for dogs and cats. Both large and small animal feeds and feeding will be covered with companion animal nutrition as the focus. Common nutritional diseases and calculating the amount of food to feed dogs and cats during various stages of the life cycle will also be covered.