General principles of Animal Nutrition, Concepts and Definitions, Ration, Ration Properties, Ruminant Animal Nutrition, Monogastric Animal Nutrition. Organic breeding of productive animals. Nutrition and Quality of Livestock Products. Effect of diet on the consistency and quality of milk and carcass. Animal welfare and quality of animal products. The course refers to the nutrition of dairy cows, breeding calves, growing-fattening calves, sheep and goats, pigs and birds (nutritional needs for maintenance and production: in energy, proteins, vitamins and minerals – Preparation of rations). The course aims to acquire the necessary and modern scientific knowledge for the preparation of balanced diets for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and birds depending on their production direction, age, physiological stage and production system, with the aim of developing their production potential to the maximum possible and producing high quality products while ensuring their health and well-being and the minimum environmental impact.

In particular, the following are analyzed:

• The basic principles of feeding farm animals (ration properties, feeding efficiency, feeding technique and systems, etc.).
• The physiological bases of farm animals and the particularities of each species and category thereof.
• The detailed feeding of dairy cows, meat cows, bulls, pups and growing cattle, breeding calves, sheep, goats, lambs, kids, pigs and birds.
• The organic breeding of productive animals.
• The effect of nutrition on the reproductive function of productive animals.
• The effect of nutrition on the quality of livestock products produced (milk, meat).
• The interaction of diet and climate change.
• The relationship between nutrition and welfare of productive animals