Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries & Nutrition

Department of Livestock & Avian Sciences

B. Sc. In Food Production and Technology Management Degree Programme- Level 2 Semester 1 - 2021
LAS 21b2 – Pet Animal Nutrition and Feed Formulation - Detailed Syllabus, ILOs and Learning Activities

COURSE TITLE: Pet Animal Nutrition and Feed Formulation 2 Credits

Course coordinator/Lecturer – Dr. Gamika Prathapasinghe (GPA)

Alternative (Online) Delivery & Assessment Criteria for the Way-out Plan

Course objectives

1. To study the principles of pet animal nutrition and their applications.

2. To give hands-on training in proximate analysis of feed.
3. To give opportunities to evaluate commercial pet feed
4. To investigate into indigenous knowledge of animal feeding

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of the course, students will be able to,

1. identify common feed ingredients in pet food and classify.
2. describe their physical & nutritional characteristics.
3. list nutritional requirements of pet animals depending on their life cycles,
4. describe role of nutrients in animal and identify signs of deficiency.
5. evaluate and comment on quality: dryness, adulteration and purity.
6. evaluate non conventional feed stuff and describe their characteristics.
7. analyze sample of feed for proximate composition.
8. provide nutritional counselling to pet animals.

1
 Week Content Intended learning outcomes Lecturer
Basic Principles of Nutrition & Feeding of  Discuss the nutritional requirements for pet animals
1
Dogs and Cats  Describe how the eating and feeding pattern of pet animals changed
during domestication GAP

Food Types and Evaluation  Describe different food types available in the market for pet animals
 Discuss the market segmentation of pet food
2  Discuss the regulatory requirements when manufacturing the GAP
marketing of pet foods

Nutritional requirements of Adult animals and  Describe basic regimens of feeding for adult dogs and cats
3 Feeding Healthy Adult Animals GAP

Feeding during Gestation & Lactation  Discuss the additional requirements to meet the special nutritional
5 demands during pregnancy and lactation GAP

Feeding puppies  Discuss the nutritional needs of different growth stages of puppies
6 GAP
Feeding Kittens  Discuss the nutritional needs of different growth stages of kittens
8 GAP

Feeding older pets  Discuss the nutritional needs during senility

9 GAP
Feeding pets under different disease  Discuss the nutritional needs and limitations during disease conditions
10 conditions GAP

Assessment
Open book
Quiz I 10%
Mid-semester examination 25%
Quiz II 10%

Practical paper (Online Spot Test) 20%

End semester theory paper (two structured essay questions & one essay question) 35%