Active participation at the practical exercises is a basic condition for successful completion of the course. Students may miss at the maximum three practical’s per semester, one may be omitted without compensation; the others must be substituted according to an agreement with the teacher. In the case of non-participation at the practical’s, compensation for the student is in form written the issue of the given exercise and then defend it. The student is also required to attend at least 70% of the lectures this semester. Successful completed credit test scheduled in the middle of the semester is also a condition for passing the subject this semester and final exam.

After passing semester, the student must know: - analytical procedures and evaluations of metabolic transformation and transformation of nutrients, - the regulatory mechanisms of adaptation of homeostatic and homeoretic regulation of metabolism, - the causes and pathogenesis of nutritionally related disorders of health, production and reproduction, - the principles of nutritional prevention of production health. Student has knowledge about analytical principles and biological control of phase nutrition of food animals. He will use the obtained knowledge in the management of nutrition, production, and health processes according to knowledge of nutritional, metabolic and production needs using biochemical analyzes.

The subject includes evaluation of the relationship: nutrition and feeding - fermentation - digestion - absorption - metabolism - production and reproduction, in relation to the physiological and reproductive phases. Nutritional and dietetic evaluations of feeds and rations. Specific feed interactions, analysis of nutrition level and feeding method for feed intake, enzymatic digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, fats; their absorption, transformation, and use. The evaluation and management of fermentation processes, GIT eubiosis and its nutritional health and production interactions. The influence of feeds on the morphological and functional development of GIT indigestion and nutritional prevention. Evaluation of phase nutrition of animals, its effect on intermediary metabolism, interaction of nutrients and their metabolic transformation from the point of view of manifestation of nutritional, production and health burden. Knowing and evaluating the impact of metabolic load in organ disorders of animals and the possibility of clinical nutrition in their treatment. Application of the principles of clinical nutrition in the correction of nutritional and metabolic stresses.

LECTURE:

1. Dietetic principles of nutritional prevention of the disorders of mineral metabolism. The causes, pathogenesis of parturient paresis (milk fever) and its nutritional prevention. Cation-anion mechanism of homeostasis of calcium in the pre-calving phase.

2.Influence of nutrition on the quantity and quality of milk of cows. Metabolism of substrates for lactose synthesis and lipid replacement in ruminants. Syndrome of low milk fat - causes and dietetic measures.

3.Relationship between nutrition and reproduction in dairy cows (nutritional causes of fertility disorders; hormonal regulation of the reproductive cycle). Nutrition of dairy cows and effects on fertility of dairy cows

4. Dietetic and nutritional aspect of phase nutrition of calves and young cattle. Physiological limits of colostral nutrition. Development of enzymatic capacity of calves and principles of milk nutrition. Management of milk nutrition and plant nutrition in terms of morphological and enzymatic amenities in calves. Phase nutrition and its impact on health, growth and development of calves.

5. Dietetic and nutritional principles of intensification of sheep breeding. Phase nutrition of pregnant ewes - nutritional prevention of pregnant toxemia of ewe.

6. Nutritional, health and production aspects of digestion and absorption of nutrients in monogastric animals. Dietetic and nutritional limits of fiber digestion in the colon, and the energy input in pigs.

7. Nutritional strategy of breeding sows in prevention of metabolic disorders. Strategy of phase nutrition and feeding of sows, within the rearing of sow and reproductive cycle of sows.

8.Strategy of nutritional prevention in the peripartum phase of sows. Peripartum hypogalactia syndrome and MMA in sows.

9.Nutritional, physiological and health aspects of nutrition for the development of morphological and enzymatic capacity of the digestive system of pigs.Causes of hypoglycaemia and anemia in piglets, dietetic measures.

10. Dietetics, nutritional prevention and clinical nutrition in horse breeding. The causes and nutritional prevention of colic diseases in horses. Management of nutrition, feeding frequency and dietary measures with organ failure.

11. Dietetic principles of nutrition, feeding regime and prevention of nutritional disorders caused by stress, and high sport performance of horses.

12.Nutritional, health, production aspects of digestion and absorption of nutrients in carnivores. Clinical nutrition of dogs and cats with disorders of the digestive system.

13. Nutritional prevention and clinical nutrition in renal insufficiency and chronic renal failure in dogs and cats.

PRACTICALS:

1. Factors influencing the absorption and metabolism of magnesium in ruminants. Factors determining the incidence of grass tetany (soil, climate, and nutrition). Diagnosis and prevention of grass tetany.

2. Assessment of phase nutrition of dairy cow based on evaluation of lactation curve. Evaluation of phase nutrition through milk composition and metabolite levels in milk. Management of the nutrition of dairy cows in order to increase the level of proteins in milk (metabolizable amino acids). Nutritionally factors affecting milk fat/protein content in milk.

3. Management of phase nutrition of dairy cows according to their level of body condition score. Evaluation of Body Condition Score. Effects of Body Condition on performance in dairy cows.

4. Nutritional-related digestive disorders and nutritional prevention of diarrheal diseases in calves. System of control of colostral nutrition of calves.

5. Dietetic principles of rearing and fattening of lambs. Nutritional preconditions and nutritional prevention of metabolic disorders of lambs.

6. Evaluation of feed in terms of content and needs of protein and amino acids for monogastric animals. Factors affecting amino acids requirements of monogastric animals. Evaluation of the level of protein nutrition - chemical score calculation.

7. Control and management of the nutrition of pregnant sows according to the level of body reserves. Feed intake in lactating sows - control options.

8. Nutrition of sows in the relationship between mother and young in prenatal and postnatal development. The influence of nutrition on the intrauterine development of the fetus (number of litters, muscle development and birth weight).

9.The effect of nutrition and intestinal adaptation on the health of weanlings. Pathogenesis and nutritional prevention of colienterotoxemia. Application of antimicrobial factors in the nutritional prevention of GIT disorders in weanlings.

10. Dietetic principles of nutrition of foals, dietetic measures in the diarrhea and principles of the feeding orphaned foals.

11. Nutritional causes of developmental orthopedic disease. Dietetic measures in the diarrhea of foals. Dietetic principles, feeding technic and dietary measures for horses under heat and cold stress.

12. Nutritionally related disorders of skeleton in dogs; Nutritional aspects of obesity of dogs. Dietary and preventive measures for liver dysfunctions in dogs.

13. Dietary and preventive measures in urolithiasis of dogs and cats. Nutritional prevention of feline idiopathic lipidosis.

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Lectures for the subject Feed quality control and production health of animals.

Continuous assessment:

Successful completion of the credit test in the second half of the semester (required min. 51%).

Conditions for completion of course:

Active participation at the practical exercises is a basic condition for successful completion of the course. Students may miss at the maximum three practical’s per semester, one may be omitted without compensation; the others must be substituted according to an agreement with the teacher. In the case of non-participation at the practical’s, compensation for the student is in form written the issue of the given exercise and then defend it. The student is also required to attend at least 70% of the lectures this semester. Successful completed credit test scheduled in the middle of the semester is also a condition for passing the subject this semester and final exam.

Final assessment:

Credit; exam - written form - required min. 51% (rating in the range A-E)