In order to pass the course, the student must have active participation in lectures and practical teaching. The prerequisite for passing the examination is the preparation and defence of a seminar paper on the topic assigned by the supervisor (in the range A-E), which is the result of self-study. The examination is awarded on the basis of an assessment of the knowledge acquired (in the A-E range).

During the study of the subject students acquire knowledge about general animal nutrition, the importance and methods of feed components treatment, technological procedures used in feed treatment in terms of their safety, as well as the equipment used, the technology of production of by-products of the food industry used in animal nutrition, their nutritional and dietetic value and use in the production of feed mixtures, the technology of production of feed mixtures, premixes and complementary feeds. After completing the course, students will have knowledge and practical skills in the field of general nutrition and safe production of feeds for their application in practical conditions. The learning outcomes will be verified in practical exercises, in the defence of the seminar paper and during the final examination.

1) Nutritional and biological value of nutrients in feed and their laboratory determination;

Determined parameters of individual nutrients, their assessment and biological properties;

Digestibility, energy and biological value of feed;

Chemical procedures for determining the content of nutrients in feed: nitrogenous substances, proteins, amino acids, fats, structural carbohydrates (fiber) and non-structural carbohydrates (starch, non-starch polysaccharides, sugars), ash, minerals and vitamins;

Calculation of the nutritional value of feed according to the type of feed in connection with individual species of animals; Indicators of quality, dietetic value and health safety of feed;

Veterinary-dietetic evaluation of feed.

2) Importance and methods of treatment of feed components (physical, chemical, biological, biotechnological) from the point of view of the safety of their production;

Technological procedures used in feed processing and used equipment;

Technology of production of by-products of the food industry (milling, fat, sugar, starch, distillery, brewery, dairy), their nutritional and dietetic value;

Use of feed components in the production of feed mixtures;

Technology of production of feed mixtures, premixes, supplementary feed for individual species of animals.

Drdák, M. et al. 1996. Fundamentals of food technology. Bratislava: Malé centrum, 1996. 512 p. ISBN 80-967064-1-1 (in Slovak);

Bujňák, L. - Hreško Šamudovská, A. 2017. Tutorials for practical exercises in animal nutrition. Košice: University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, 2017. 106 p. ISBN 978-80-8077-550-6;

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic of 23 August 2004 No 2145/2004-100 on official sampling and laboratory testing and evaluation of feed;

Guide to good manufacturing practice for industrial producers of feed and premixtures in Slovakia for food-producing animals (January 2011);

Study material from lectures and practical forms of teaching.

Content prerequisite:

Prerequisites are not required.

Continuous assessment:

The condition of the continuous assessment is the preparation and defense of a seminar paper on a topic assigned by the guarantor (in the range A-E), which is the result of self-study.

Conditions for completion of course:

In order to pass the course, the student must have active participation in lectures and practical teaching. The prerequisite for passing the examination is the preparation and defence of a seminar paper on the topic assigned by the supervisor (in the range A-E), which is the result of self-study. The examination is awarded on the basis of an assessment of the knowledge acquired (in the A-E range).

Final assessment:

The final evaluation contains the final exam of the acquired knowledge (in the range A-E).

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