Objectives: Food consumption is the main determinant of digestible energy
intake by animals. Structural carbohydrates are important suppliers of energy
in diets for ruminants and, therefore, their efficient use is essential to
ensure adequate performance of these animals. In this course, strategies will
be presented that allow to maximize the use of nutrients, as well as to deepen
the basic knowledge in the understanding of voluntary consumption and
intermediate metabolism and, therefore, to consolidate the information obtained
in previous courses.
Groups: Students
will be divided into groups accordingly
Format: classes, monday
morning (09h00 - 12h00) BSB time, will be initiated by the students presentation
followed by the instructor on strategically defined subjects. The students
presentation will be made by one member of the group sorted immediately before
start it, for about 60 minutes, using audiovisual resources, such as: ppt or
similiar. Then the discussion will be stimulated mediated by the instructor,
and supported by the students responsible for the presentation. The instructor
will indicate key articles to be read, weekly, and previously to the scheduled
class. All subjects and most of the key articles are already available in
the e-disciplinas tool. Each student will grade all the
presentations including their own and send grades in a proper Google Form
weekly.
Grading system:
Class
presentation: two for each group (0-10 points), weight 20% each;
Group take home: eight group
one page report, weekly, based on group meetings 14h00 - 18h00 (0-10
points), (thinking design, kanvas, etc), scientifc published
article analysis related with the week subject. Due to the next monday 23:59,
by using Google Form; weight 5,0%
each
Workshop presentation: on May 24th
afternoon. Group will provide the title on May 3rd., weight 20%.
Final grade:
A> 900;
B - 750-900;
C - 600-750;
R <600