0 or 2 credits
Fall 2026 Laboratory Lecture
This course will cover fundamental aspects of comparative nutrition building on knowledge from veterinary comparative anatomy and physiology courses. Multiple species will be discussed to provide the student a broad-based foundational knowledge in key nutritional concepts, including feeds and feeding assessment and the animal's physiologic state/lifestage. The student will learn how physiologic status will impacts energy needs and nutritional adequacy, on an individual and/or group basis. The student will also develop skills in forage identification, pet food assessment, and when the individual/group is at risk of nutrient deficiency.
Learning Outcomes1Discuss with the owner/client the nutritional assessment of the animal/herd, incorporating physiologic state and concerns involving environment, food, or feeding management.
2Identify and assess common feeds and forages.
3Explain the role of nutrition throughout the lifecycle for health to support growth, lactation, and gestation as well as adult maintenance to include aging.
4Complete a nutritional history, whether herd or individual, to be used in assessment of health status and likelihood of risk for nutritional deficiencies or toxicities.
5Calculate energy needs based on lifestage or physiologic status.
6Perform assessment of pet foods to determine nutritional adequacy.
7List the unique dietary requirements of small mammals and reptiles.
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