| Responsible Department | Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 15 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | MSc | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination oral examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Oral examination (including "PowerPoint" presentation) regarding the experimental set-ups presented in the course and described in the project reports delivered prior to examination Weight: 100% 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | Participation in all experimental set-ups and delivery of project report regarding chosen set-ups | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Practical demonstrations, lab work, lectures and seminars. Students will throughout the course be working in groups. Part of this course (3 weeks) will take place at the experimental facilities at The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 2 Week Structure: Outside schedule | ||||||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 260016 Experimental Animal Nutrition and Physiology - Theoretical 260015 Thematic Course: Animal Science Experimental Animal Nutrition and Physiology - Theoretical diploma course fullfilling EU educational requirements for persons working with experimental animals (included in the above-mentioned course). Thematic Course: Animal Science 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||||||
| The main objectives of the course are to introduce experimental principles and provide students with extensive hands-on experience with key methods applied in animal physiology and nutrition (whole body and selected organ level) and hence the tools necessary to carry out and evaluate results obtained from animal research under different physiological and nutritional conditions. The experimental methods introduced will focus on the evaluation of whole animal function and the metabolism of nutrients at both the whole animal and organ level (in vivo). Collated information from experimental research will be used in conjunction with biological models describing metabolic responses to a variety of nutritional and environmental conditions | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||
| Emphasis of this course is on practical experimental work. The student will be introduced to experimental design and protocols, data analysis, interpretation of results and presentation techniques. Students will spend considerable time at experimental animal facilities where they will be offered opportunity to obtain extensive hands-on experience with pre-selected animal experimental techniques. Occasional evening/night and week-end work must be anticipated. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||||||
| Learning outcome After completing the course the student should be able to: Knowledge: - Describe principles necessary for planning, implementing and evaluating data obtained from in vivo scientific investigations according to formulated aims and hypothesis. - Describe major techniques involved in vivo studies of animal nutrition and physiology of relevance for animal science and feed/food industries. - Demonstrate understanding of ethical issues in relation to animal experimentation. Skills: - Design experimental animal protocols and use relevant legislation for conducting animal experiments. - Work in laboratory with selected experimental techniques and methods applied in animal experiments. - Evaluate limitations and advantages different experimental methods - Analyse and interpret experimental results. - Communicate knowledge in writing and in oral presentations. Competences: - Cooperate within a research team with different degree of responsibility. - Carry out animal experiments dealing with nutrition and physiology. - Carry out simple experiments within other related subjects. - Disseminate experimental results to professionals, lay persons and general public. Grades: In order to complete the course the student should be able to present the overall objectives and the basic principles of the experimental setups conducted during the course. Furthermore, the student should be able to present and describe in the form of publications (two extended: 6 pages and four short: 2 pages) the experimental methods and achieved results from the experimental setupcs. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selected reviews/research papers and a list of the literature to be used can be obtained from the course teachers. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||
| André Chwalibog, ac@life.ku.dk, Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences/Animal Nutrition, Phone: 353-33044 | |||||||||||||||||||
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