With the experience of working professionals who are experts in Animal Nutrition"

This postgraduate certificate in Canine and Feline Nutrition and Feeding enables the entry, linkage and specialization in one of the most important sectors of animal production today and with more labor demand and need for specialization.

This postgraduate certificate 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 to have a deeper vision of the digestive system. 

It provides theoretical and practical knowledge about the energy needs in terms of nutrients of dogs and cats according to their physiological state.

An ambitious, broad, structured and intertwined proposal, which covers everything from the fundamental and relevant principles of nutrition to the manufacture of food. All this with the characteristics of a program of high scientific, teaching and technological level.

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

This postgraduate certificate 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 program

A postgraduate certificate 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 staff of trained and experienced professionals in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put at the service of the postgraduate certificate the practical knowledge derived from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this training. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this postgraduate certificate. 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 views learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, telepractice will be used: with the help of an innovative interactive video system and learning from an expert they will be able to acquire the knowledge as if they were facing the scenario they are learning at that moment. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way. 

Become an expert and access the most demanded positions by standing out with the skills and abilities that this postgraduate certificate provides you with"

Access now to a library full of high quality multimedia content"

The objective is to enable 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 they will easily achieve with a postgraduate certificate 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 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 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
• 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 Canines and Felines 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 Canines and Felines 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

• Identify myths related to the diet of cats and dogs
• Establish nutritional requirements for cats and dogs
• Analyze the concept of a balanced diet focusing on the factors that influence their ingestion
• Analyze the dietary treatments in certain pathologies whose use is aimed at reducing symptoms and improving the animals condition
• Guarantee an appropriate diet according to the stage of development
• Evaluate the types of food available on the pet food market
• Establish an appropriate diet based on physiological state and the development of the species in question

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