VTMED 6330 - Basic Nutrition for Veterinary Students

Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

Prerequisite: VTMED 5310.

J. Loftus.

Introduction to nutrition, including basic concepts in metabolism from a comparative aspect. This class will focus primarily on monogastric nutrition with some comparisons to hindgut and foregut fermenters. Lifestage nutrition and common ailments including osteoarthirits, obesity, immunology and cognitive dysfuntion will be highlighted as common ailments for nutritional intervention in companion animals (dogs, cats, horses).