Course Title: Life Stage Nutrition - 305
Instructor: Susan Dillon, Dip.NS., Dip. C.N., Dip.ACBS., Dip.CFNA.
Course Description:
This course provides an examination of the dog's nutrient requirements and how they change throughout their life. From neonate nutrition through gestation through geriatric requirements, this course will cover nutrition for the expectant mother, dealing nutritionally with orphaned puppies, adult maintenance, and nutritional requirements as dogs enter their golden years. This course is evaluated by way of assignments.
Students should emerge from this course with able to analyze and discuss the following topic areas:
- types of feeding regimes
- caloric requirements
- nutrition during the stages of gestation
- nutritional requirements during lactation
- weaning
- unique requirements of large and giant breed puppies
- geriatric nutrition requirements
- nutritionally related changes in the aging pet
Required Resources:
- Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 5th Edition by Hand. (Enrolled students are eligible for a significant discount on this book through the Mark Morris Institute. Students can request a discount code from their instructor for this.)