SASA10151U Experimental Animal Nutrition and Physiology, part 2
MSc Programme in Agricultural Development
The main objectives of the course are to introduce experimental
principles and provide students with hands-on experience with key
methods applied in animal physiology and nutrition (whole body and
selected organ level) and hence the tools necessary to carry out
and evaluate results obtained from animal research under different
physiological and nutritional conditions. The experimental methods
introduced will focus on the evaluation of whole animal function
and the metabolism of nutrients at both the whole animal and organ
level (in vivo). Collated information from experimental research
will be used in conjunction with biological models describing
metabolic responses to a variety of nutritional and environmental
conditions.
EANP2 students participate in all activities together with EANP1
students (lectures, demos, exercises, group work, seminars). In
addition EANP2 students will prepare reports related to demos and
based on experimental results.
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
- Describe principles necessary for planning, implementing and
evaluating data obtained from in vivo scientific investigations
according to formulated aims and hypothesis.
- Describe major techniques involved in vivo studies of animal
nutrition and physiology of relevance for animal science and
feed/food industries.
- Demonstrate understanding of ethical issues in relation to animal
experimentation.
Skills:
- Design experimental animal protocols and use relevant legislation
for conducting animal experiments.
- Work in laboratory with selected experimental techniques and
methods applied in animal experiments.
- Evaluate limitations and advantages different experimental
methods
- Analyse and interpret experimental results.
- Communicate knowledge in writing and in oral presentations.
Competences:
- Cooperate within a research team with different degree of
responsibility.
- Carry out animal experiments dealing with nutrition and
physiology.
- Carry out simple experiments within other related subjects.
- Disseminate experimental results to professionals, lay persons
and general public.
Selected reviews/research papers and a list of the literature to be used can be obtained from the course teachers.
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 10
- Exam
- 2
- Guidance
- 10
- Lectures
- 25
- Practical exercises
- 100
- Preparation
- 35
- Project work
- 200
- Theory exercises
- 30
- Total
- 412
Note that it is not allowed to enroll to both courses. You need to choose either EANP1 or EANP2.
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examinationOral examination (including "PowerPoint" presentation) regarding the experimental techniques and set-ups presented in the course and described in the project reports delivered prior to examination.
Weight: 50% project reports and 50% oral examination - Exam registration requirements
- Participation in all experimental set-ups and delivery of project report regarding chosen set-ups.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve the maximum grade of 12, the student shall be able to:
- present the overall objectives and the basic principles of the experimental methods with emphasis on experimental setups conducted during the course.
- present and describe in the form of publications (one extended: 6 pages and others: 2 pages) the experimental methods and achieved results from the experimental setups.
Specific knowlegde, skills and competencies, see learning outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SASA10151U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- Outside schedule
- Course capacity
- 15
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Veterinary Sciences
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences
Course responsibles
- André Chwalibog (3-7173785083857e743e7b853e747b)
Lecturers
Peder Nørgaard, assoc. professor, pen@sund.ku.dk (EANP1
coordinator)
André Chwalibog, professor, ach@sund.ku.dk (EANP2 coordinator)
Anne-Helene Tauson, professor, aht@sund.ku.dk
Jan Elnif, assoc. professor, elnif@sund.ku.dk
Christopher Harold Knight, professor, chkn@
life.ku.dk
Anne-Katrine Skovsted Koch, phd stud., anne-k@sund.ku.dk
Abdala Ali, Technical adviser, all@sund.ku.dk
Merethe Stubgaard, Laboratory technician, mst@life.ku.dk
Malene Vesterager Byskov, phd stud., MVL@vfl.dk,
Peter Junghans, guest lecturer, peter.junghans@web.de