The provision of feed is by far the greatest cost of modern animal production. It is important, therefore, to be able to understand what nutrients are contained in a feedstuff, and how they are assimilated and metabolised by the animal affecting both growth and development. The rate of technological change in the feed industry over the last two decades has been impressive. Our understanding of the often complex interactions among feed and nutrient intakes, digestion, metabolism and growth and the effect of factors such as animal genotype, disease and the social and thermal environment, has increased. Also, the biotechnology industry has offered the animal and feed industries new opportunities, with the development of innovative products such as enzymes, pre and pro-biotics, acidifiers, anti-oxidants, novel feed ingredients. Feed processing technologies have also improved. Such advancement in knowledge and technology allows for a better formulation of diets to maximise productive efficiency and to minimise the loss of nutrients via excretion.This micro-credential addresses growth mainly in ruminant and simple-stomached animals, aims to review the fundamental concepts relevant to animal nutrition and to provide an update on recent advances in the area.

University College Dublin

Agriculture 

Agriculture and Food Systems

The provision of feed is by far the greatest cost of modern animal production. It is important, therefore, to be able to understand what nutrients are contained in a feedstuff,

ADVANCED ANIMAL NUTRITION

There is an urgent need to reduce the incidence of diseases across animal production enterprises to support system sustainability, and protect the food chain and human health.Framed against a backdrop of global challenges in antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic disease, a key question that this micro-credential addresses is what can we collectively do to improve livestock health?This micro-credential will enable you to develop your expertise in immunobiology as applied to livestock production systems. The online lectures and materials will give you the necessary theoretical foundation and applied focus to critically engage with the major issues in livestock health from disease prevention to vaccine design. Emphasis will also be placed on the integration of new knowledge within a One Health framework.

One Health 

Healthcare and Medicine

There is an urgent need to reduce the incidence of diseases across animal production enterprises to support system sustainability, and protect the food chain and human health.Framed against a backdrop

LIVESTOCK INFECTION, IMMUNITY AND ONE HEALTH

Globally, livestock systems are the major user of agricultural land, either directly through grazing or pastoral activity or as a major consumer of cereal grains, pulses, oilseeds and their by-products. Such land use activity, while delivering multiple benefits to global society (food, fibre, fuel, nutrient cycling, etc), is associated with various negative externalities including greenhouse gas and transboundary gas emissions, deteriorations in water quality and loss of biodiversity.Livestock production faces numerous challenges to mitigate these and other negative externalities, while at the same time delivering an increased global demand for food products of animal origin, and concurrently delivering a sustainable livelihood for the hundreds of millions of people involved in livestock production globally.

Globally, livestock systems are the major user of agricultural land, either directly through grazing or pastoral activity or as a major consumer of cereal grains, pulses, oilseeds and their by-products.

SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS

This micro-credential has been developed to equip veterinary practitioners to design and implement risk-based approaches to equine parasite investigation and to empower their clients to overcome possible barriers when dealing with equine parasite control. Informed by the latest scientific information and research into the views and experiences of stakeholders, this micro-credential aims to enable you to develop the necessary skills and expertise to assess and mitigate parasitic disease risk for the individual horse and/or the herd. Embedded within this micro-credential is the research informed Parasitology Risk Analysis Tool, a resource designed specifically for the needs of veterinary practitioners to empower them to design and implement effective parasite control programs. Online lectures will provide you with the most up to date research in this area covering everything from the fundamental first principles of parasitology to the application of those first principles in the clinical field. Through case-based learning you will be encouraged to engage with real-life complex cases, to reflect upon your own professional practice and to develop your communication competencies to implement innovative and sustainable parasite control initiatives.

This micro-credential has been developed to equip veterinary practitioners to design and implement risk-based approaches to equine parasite investigation and to empower their clients to overcome possible barriers when dealing

Animal Science

Microcreds