Become one of the most demanded professionals of the moment: prepare yourself as an Expert in Nutrition and Feeding of Ruminants"

This postgraduate diploma in Ruminant Nutrition and Feeding is unique given its level of specialization and the logical learning sequence in which the content is organized.

Its ultimate goal is to specialize and update professionals in the most advanced technical and scientific aspects of animal nutrition and feeding.

Knowledge that enables the entry, linkage and specialization in one of the most important sectors of animal production at present and with more labor demand and need for specialization.

The current world population estimated at 7.6 billion is expected to increase to 8.6 billion by 2030 and animal nutrition is one of the disciplines called upon to help solve the problem of producing sufficient and economical protein to feed this growing demand in an efficient and sustainable manner.

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

Join the elite, with this highly efficient specialization and open new paths to your professional progress"

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.

These are some of its most notable features:

• Latest technology in online teaching software
• Highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are 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
• Self-regulating learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Availability of content from any fixed or portable device with internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

A course that will enable you to work in the ruminant production sectors, with the solvency of a high-level professional"

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals prepared and experienced in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put at the service of this postgraduate diploma practical knowledge derived from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this specialization.

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. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training. 

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, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way.

With a methodological design that relies on proven teaching techniques, this postgraduate diplomain Ruminant Nutrition and Feeding will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

Our goal 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 redirect your capacity towards new paths of success and development, this is your course: a training that aspires to excellence"

General Objectives

• 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 judgement to make the most appropriate decision in terms of differential costs, etc.diferenciales, 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.

• 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.

• 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.  

• Analyze the digestive system of ruminants and their particular way of assimilating nutrients from fiberrich foods
• Analyze the nutritional metabolism of ruminants, recognising their potential and their limitations
• Determine the nutritional requirements for the maintenance and production of the main ruminants of zootechnical interest
• Examine the main food resources for ruminants’ nutrition, their main characteristics, their advantages and limitations
• Evaluate the main feeding strategies for ruminants according to the production context

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