Become one of the most demanded professionals of the moment: Enroll yourself with our postgraduate certificate in Pig Nutrition and Feeding"

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

This postgraduate certificate develops the main aspects related to digestive physiology, nutrition and feeding of pigs, their anatomy and physiological differences in regards to the other species studied, which allows them to have, as a main characteristic, the ability to produce protein from different raw materials, even those considered of low nutritional value.

A high-value resource designed for professionals to update and perfect their technical and practical knowledge in this sector. A complete and effective postgraduate certificate that will propel them to the highest level of competence.

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.

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

This postgraduate certificate in Pig 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 team of professionals trained and experienced in different environments, who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put the practical knowledge derived from their own experience at the service of the course: 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 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. 

Sign up now and gain access to a multimedia library full of valuable content presented in different audiovisual formats"

You will have at your disposal a Virtual Campus available 24 hours a day, without the usual pressure of adapting to rigid academic calendars or unchangeable class schedules"

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 you will easily achieve with a program of high intensity and precision.

If your objective is to broaden your skills set to include new paths of success and development: this is the postgraduate certificate for you: 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 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 pigs 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 specialized theoretical and practical knowledge on the physiology of the digestive system of pigs
• Analyze the digestive system of pigs 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

• Establish the nutritional requirements of fattening pigs
• Determine the nutritional requirements of breeding sows
• Identify the different stages of production in commercial swine farming
• Develop different feeding programs in commercial swine farming
• Analyze different strategies in the application of feeding programs focused on guaranteeing zootechnical results
• Understand the anatomical and physiological differences in the digestive system of swine which allows them to use alternative raw materials in their diet
• Establish the nutritional requirements of slaughter pigs according to their age, production stage and genetic line
• Establish the nutritional requirements of sows and breeding boars in each of their life stages and production phases
• Design nutritional and feeding programs for swine according to their specific requirements based on age and physiological state
• Develop different feeding programs in commercial swine farming
• Apply different strategies in the application of feeding programs focused on guaranteeing zootechnical results

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