Become one of the most demanded professionals of the moment: train with this postgraduate diploma in Canine and Feline Nutrition and Feeding"

This postgraduate diploma in Canine and Feline Nutrition and Feeding is unique, given its level of specialization and the logical sequence of learning with which the content is ordered.

This comprehensive program in Canine and Feline Nutrition and Feeding develops specialized knowledge about small animal nutrition. It analyzes the physiology and functioning of the digestive system of both species, as well as the main differences between them, allowing the professional nutritionist a deeper vision of the
digestive system.

It is designed for professional nutritionists to update and improve their technical and practical knowledge in this sector. A complete and effective course that will propel them to the highest level of competence.

With an innovative format, this training allows participants to develop autonomous learning and optimal time management.

In short, it is an ambitious, broad, structured and interwoven proposal, which covers everything from the fundamental and relevant principles of nutrition to the manufacture of food. All this with the characteristics of a course of high scientific, teaching and technological level.

Join the elite , with this highly effective trained program and open new paths to your professional progress”

This postgraduate diploma in Canine and Feline Nutrition and Feeding contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• Intensely visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents, easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-assessment and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

A postgraduate diploma that will enable you to work in the sectors of food production for or with animal origin, with the solvency of a high level professional"

TECH teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. That way, TECH ensures to offer students the educational program and updating intended. A multidisciplinary team of professionals prepared and experienced in different environments, who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will bring the practical knowledge derived from their own experience to the course: one of the differential qualities of this course.

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this postgraduate diploma. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, our students will be able to study with a range of convenient and versatile multimedia tools that will give them the operability they need during the program.

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely telepractice 
will be used: with the help of an innovative system of interactive videos, and learning from an expert you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were facing the case you are learning in real time. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way.

This is the best program in the current academic market to deepen in the Canine and Feline Nutrition and Feeding in a dynamic and participative way. Don't let it slip away"

You have before you the unique opportunity to become an up-to-date, trained professional who will take animal nutrition to the next level"

TECH objective is to prepare highly qualified professionals for work experience. An objective that is complemented, moreover, in a global manner, by promoting human development that lays the foundations for a better society. This objective is focused on helping medical professionals reach a much higher level of expertise and control. 
A goal you will easily achieve with a course of high intensity and precision.

If your objective is to broaden your skill set to include new routes to success and development, this is the course for you: training that aspires to excellence"

General Objective

• Determine the properties, use and metabolic transformations of nutrients in relation to the nutritional needs of an animal
• Provide clear and practical tools so that the professional can identify and classify the different foods that are available in the region and have better elements of judgment to make the most appropriate decision in terms of differential costs, etc
• Propose a series of technical arguments which allow for a better quality of diet and nutrition and therefore, improve the end produce (meat or milk)
• Analyze the different raw material components with both positive and negative effects on Animals. Nutrition and how animals use them for the production of animal protein
• Identify and understand the different levels of digestibility for each of the various nutritional components according to their origin
• To analyze the key aspects for the design and creation of diets (food) aimed at achieving the maximum utilization of nutrients by animals intended for animal protein production
• Provide specialized training on the nutritional requirements for the two main species of birds to be used in animal protein production
• Develop specialized understanding of the nutritional requirements of the porcine species and the different feeding strategies needed in order to guarantee that they reach the expected welfare and production standards according to their production stage
• Provide practical, theoretical and specialized knowledge on the physiology of canine and feline digestive systems
• Analyze the digestive system of ruminants and their particular way of assimilating nutrients from fiber-rich foods
• Analyze the main additive groups used in the food production industry, focused on ensuring the quality and performance of different food products
• Analyze, in a clear way, how the complete animal feed manufacturing process is developed: the phases and processes which feed undergoes to guarantee its nutritional composition, quality and safety

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Nutrients and Metabolism

• Develop the different nutrients contained in the raw materials used in animal nutrition
• Develop the different components of each one of the nutrient groups
• Determine the destinations or metabolic pathways of nutrients to be utilized by the animal
• Establish how animals obtain energy from different nutrients and what energy metabolism consists of
• Analyze the different assimilation processes of nutrients that different species of animals have and which are necessary for their well-being and production
• Evaluate the importance of water as a nutrient and the effect that it has on animals

Module 2. Digestibility, Ideal Protein and Advances in Animal Nutrition

• Develop the concepts of digestibility and how it is determined
• Analyze advances in protein nutrition and the importance of synthetic amino acids in animal nutrition
• Identify the factors which are involved in the definition of the different nutrient levels
• Establish the critical points in the use of fats, their quality and effect on nutrition
• Develop the basic concepts of organic minerals and their importance
• Justify the concept of intestinal integrity and how to enhance it in production
• Analyze patterns in the use of antibiotics in veterinary nutrition
• Define the patterns in precision nutrition and the most influential factors in its application

Module 3. Nutrition and Food in Canines and Felines

• Recognize all nutritional aspects of cats and dogs and identify the myths surrounding them
• Know how to establish appropriate dietary treatments for every circumstance or pathology
• Determine what foods are available in the market and their suitability

A path to achieve education and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market"