ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• This chapter will enable you to identify the category of a given feed / fodder. This fundamental knowledge will be useful in comparing the nutritive value of different feed / fodder that will be dealt in subsequent chapters.
• After studying this chapter, the learner will be able to categorise a given feed / fodder
• This chapter will also deals with feed ingredients that provide higher level of energy to livestock and poultry.
• This chapter will enable the learner to understand the nutritive value as well as the limitation of ingredients that are used as energy source.
• This knowledge will be useful to formulate ration to livestock and poultry.
• After studying this chapter the learner will be able answer the nutritive value of energy feed ingredients.