Agro-industrial waste as animal feed (281948)
Course coordinator
Course description
Students will learn to independently appraise and decide on the method of waste disposal from primary agricultural production, processing industry or biofuel production. To determine the potential of agro-industrial waste, its nutritional value and possible applications as animal feed with the aim to optimize of their disposal or reducing the cost of animal production using these waste materials as sources of nutrients.
Type of course
- Graduate studies / Environment, agriculture and resource management (Elective course, 3 semester, 2 year)
ECTS: 3.00
English language: L3
Teaching hours: 30
Lectures: 18
Laboratory exercises: 10
Seminar: 2
Associate teacher for exercises
Grading
Sufficient (2):
Good (3):
Very good (4):
Excellent (5):
Weekly class schedule
- Anatomical and physiological characteristics of animals
- Nutrients in animal nutrition
- Nutrients in animal nutrition
- Nutrients in animal nutrition
- Methods for assessing the nutritional value and utilization of animal feed - basics
- Methods for assessing the nutritional value and utilization of animal feed - application
- Residuals of primary agricultural production as animal feed
- Residuals of agricultural product processing as animal feed
- Residuals of the processing industry as animal feed
- Residuals of biofuel production as animal feed
- Human food waste as animal feed
- Food safety
- Legal regulations
- Fieldwork
- Seminar work