VETERINARY NUTRITION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with first year standing Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the importance of clinical nutrition in veterinary practice Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate the role of nutrition in maintaining animal health and productivity Audience: Undergraduate 3. Integrate clinical nutrition information with basic biochemical and physiological information Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand nutrient groupings, basic nutrient definitions, and nutrient requirements well enough to have a solid foundation for future clinical nutrition instruction Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate the basic nutritional adequacy of a diet fed to an animal Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the importance of clinical nutrition in veterinary practice Audience: Undergraduate 2. Articulate the role of nutrition in maintaining animal health and productivity Audience: Undergraduate 3. Integrate clinical nutrition information with basic biochemical and physiological information Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand nutrient groupings, basic nutrient definitions, and nutrient requirements well enough to have a solid foundation for future clinical nutrition instruction Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate the basic nutritional adequacy of a diet fed to an animal Audience: Undergraduate