2018-2019 Catalog 
    
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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

VTHT 1109 - Veterinary Nutrition


1 Credits (1 hr. lec., 1 hr. lab.) Fundamentals of energy and non-energy producing nutrients and their sources and functions. Integration of concepts including digestion, absorption, and metabolism with application to normal and therapeutic nutritional needs. Prerequisite: VTHT 1105 , VTHT 1301 , VTHT 2217  AND departmental approval.
Course Outcomes
1 - Identify energy and non-energy producing nutrients, their sources and functions.
2 - Describe the role nutrition plays in disease processes.
3 - Compare anatomy and physiology of the digestive system to the nutritional needs of domestic animals.