European Programmes' Centre

Faculty of Animal Sciences

Course: BIODIVERSITY OF ANIMAL NUTRITION

16 April . 8 July 2007 at Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland

http://www.euroleague-study.org/index.html

A new postgraduate course is offered by the European League for Life Sciences; Warsaw Agricultural University (SGGW) and the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL).
The aim of the course is to demonstrate biodiversity of animal nutrition from the cellular to the whole body levels.
The lectures will include advanced issues of basic and applied nutrition of farm, fish, companion and model animals.
Students will participate in laboratory demonstrations and small scale experiments.
Field practice will include visits to animal farms, ZOO and natural ecosystems.
Workshops will be based on case studies and internet based learning.

Structure of the course:

The course is divided into six subsequent subject-blocks (A-F), each taking one week. Each block includes 10 hours of lectures, 10 hours of laboratory practice and 10 hours of workshops. Students can choose one or more blocks. One block provides 5 ECTS.

Participants:

The course is aimed at master and PhD students of agricultural and veterinary sciences or related subjects. The course is free of charge.

Coordination:

Prof. Dr. hab. Ewa Sawosz (SGGW) and Prof. DSc. André Chwalibog (KVL)

Contributing institutions:

• Warsaw Agricultural University, Faculty of Animal Science
• Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen
• The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Jablonna

Call for applications:

For the application and an additional information visit
http://cpe.sggw.pl/socrates/students/index-e.html

The deadline for application is March 5, 2007.

Time table

Subjects

1. Warsaw Agricultural University, Faculty of Animal Science
2. Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen; Denmark
3. The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Jablonna

Subject A

Nutrient metabolism

lectures

1. cellular energy metabolism [role of cellular organelles in energy metabolism, mitochondria, respiratory chain, uncoupling proteins, source of energy in the cell]
2. whole body nutrient and energy metabolism [glucose, fatty acids, amino acids distribution and metabolism]
3. malnutrition [metabolism and hormonal regulation]
4. oxidative stress [redox homeostasis in the organism]
5. research models and techniques [in vitro, in ovo, in vivo methods]

practice

1. experiments with laboratory animals
2. in ovo experiments
3. confocal and light microscope practice

Teachers: Andre Chwalibog, Ewa Sawosz, Marta Grodzik, Marlena Zielińska

Subject B

Pigs & Poultry

lectures

1. physiology of digestion
2. feedstuffs [cereal grains and by-product, protein concentrates, feed processing]
3. feed evaluation [measures of protein value and metabolizable energy system]
4. nutrient and energy requirements [maintenance, growth, lactation]
5. nutritional disorders
6. quality of animal products
7. feeding of wild species [wild pigs]
8. research models and techniques [evaluation of feed for monogastrics]

practice

1. optimization of diets for poultry and pigs
2. evaluation of feedstuff and diet quality
3. experiments with pigs and poultry

Teachers: Jacek Skomiał, Stefania Smulikowska, Henryk Fandrejewski

Subject C

Ruminants

lectures

1. physiology of digestion
2. feedstuffs [grass, forage crops, silage, hay, roots, tubers, cereal grains and by-product, protein concentrates]
3. feed evaluation [measures of protein value for ruminants, energy systems for ruminants . INRA, NEL]
4. nutrient and energy requirements [maintenance, growth, lactation]
5. nutritional disorders
6. feeding of wild species [bison]
7. research models and techniques [evaluation of feed for ruminants]

practice

1. optimization of diets for ruminants . computer programs
2. evaluation of feed quality
3. evaluation of silage quality

Teachers: Andrzej Łozicki, Maria Dymnicka, Marta Czerwińska, Józef Krzyżewski

Subject D

Fish

lectures

1. physiology of digestive tract of different species of fish, feedstuffs [cereal grains and by-product, protein concentrates, additives, mixtures]
2. nutrient and energy requirements [maintenance, growth]
3. feeding techniques in different species of fish
4. nutritional disorders
5. feeding of wild and hobby fish, aquaculture
6. research models and techniques [experiments with fish]

practice

1. optimization of diets for fish
2. practice at fish farm
3. practice at fish laboratory

Teachers: Teresa Ostaszewska

Subject E

Dogs & cats

lectures

1.       nutrient metabolism of dogs and cats, physiology of digestive tract

2.       nutrient and energy requirements [maintenance, growth, lactation, work, training]

3.       optimization of feeding, dietetics, nutritional disorders

4.       pet food [technology of dry and wet food production, ingredients of products for dogs and cats, evaluation of pet food products]

5.       feeding of wild cats

6.       research models and techniques [ZOO practice]

practice

1.       optimization of diets for dogs and cats . computer programs

2.       practice on private bred

3.       practice in ZOO

Teachers: Anne Helene Tauson, Ewa Sawosz, Szymon Fiedorowicz

Subject F

Model animals

lectures

1.       nutrition of invertebrate [muscelous, cancers etc.]

2.       nutritional behavior in natural environment, relations between different species of invertebrata and ecological system

3.       nutrient and energy requirements of laboratory animals a.a rats, mouse, guinea pigs, rabbits [maintenance, growth]

4.       optimization of feeding [synthetics, semi-synthetics diets, mixtures, additives]

5.       laboratory animals as a model for human, monogastric animals, knock out laboratory animals

6.       research models and techniques [practice in animal laboratory]

practice

1.       optimization of diets for rats . computer programs

2.       practice in animal laboratory

3.       practice in natural habitat

Teachers: Tomasz Niemiec, Andre Chwalibog, Witold Strużyński