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2019-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AGSC 5280 - Advanced Poultry Nutrition and Biotechnology (3)


This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop knowledge of principles of Poultry Nutrition and feeding. Topics include nutrient requirements of poultry, metabolic processes and the role of nutrients on performance, health and nutritional deficiency diseases of poultry, feed and drug regulations, common feed ingredients, additives, and supplements used in the poultry industry. The course will also address the application of biotechnology in poultry feeds and feeding, common feed ingredients used in poultry feeding and least cost feed formulation. The course will also emphasize practical feeding of poultry with emphasis on specific nutrient requirements. Prerequisite(s): AGSC 1410