Welcome to ANSC 406/606

    The course covers a wide range of topics including digestive physiology, digestion and metabolism of nutrients, metabolic and digestive disorders (i.e., nutrition and health), deficiency and toxicity of nutrients, ration formulation, introduction to the rumen microorganisms, feeds and their composition, evaluation of the nutritive value of feeds, and feeding different animals such as beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, horses, swine, dogs, and cats. The lectures will cover the basic aspects of these topics while the laboratory sessions will cover the applied aspects. These include visits to The Animal Nutrition Laboratory. The Laboratory sessions also will include group projects and discussions on ration formulation and other applied aspects of animal nutrition. I encourage you to ask nutritional questions as they relate to humans, farm animals, or companion animals. Please take advantage of this opportunity because it will be beneficial to all of us to relate the information being taught to real life situations. This interaction will help you to be prepared for a career in animal science or veterinary medicine.

Good luck to you.

Sincerely,

Hussein S. Hussein, Ph.D.