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    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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VTMED 6330 - Basic Nutrition for Veterinary Students


     
Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

Prerequisite: VTMED 5310 . Enrollment limited to: second- and third-year veterinary students.

J. Wakshlag.

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 dysfunction will be highlighted as common ailments for nutritional intervention in companion animals (dogs, cats).



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