VTHT 1109 - Veterinary Nutrition

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours - Lecture: 1 Lab: 1
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.
Student Learning 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.