Hours available for consultation: Available by arrangement if I know you wish to see me. Available in afternoon after 2 pm. 

EMAIL is a good means of communication. Include ANSC 221 in the subject of the  message, email me at dforsyth@purdue.edu.

Quizzes and Exams:
There will be 2 hourly exams during the term and a comprehensive final. There will be a few quizzes and homework exercises. 

Grading: Exams = 200 points
Quizzes and homework = Approx. 100 points.
Final Exam = 200 points 

Total = Aapprox. 500 points. 

A = 90 - 100 %
B = 80 - 89.9 %
C = 70 - 79.9 %
D = 60 - 69.9 %
F = <60 % 

The above grades are guarantees. Scores will be curved to relax the standard only at the instructor's discretion. 

Class text: Pond, Church & Pond, 2005 (An older addition may be used) Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding, 5th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Publisher. Take excellent notes; I examine over everything I cover in class. 

Expectations:
There will be no cheating. I will make efforts to help avoid cheating but you are personally responsible for maintaining integrity. I do not expect problems, but if they occur they will be dealt with according to the severity, a zero grade for the quiz, exam or course, expulsion from the course or from the school. Let's not experience any difficulties with cheating. Copying from another during quizzes or exams is considered cheating, as is copying homework. 

No tobacco use in class, of any kind.  Please remove caps, it isn't sunny in here.

Class attendance is important. You must have an excuse for missed classes. Missing a quiz without a valid excuse will result in a zero. Being absent when quizzes are passed back will result in a penalty.  Please attend class regularly. 

* Introductions, Introduction to course, Expectations

 * History of Nutrition; Composition of Plants (animal food) vs. Animals

 * Nutrient Classes

 * Water

 * Carbohydrates, (definitions, classifications, functions, deficiencies, etc.)

 * Fat, (definitions, classifications, functions, deficiencies, etc.)

 * Proteins, (definitions, classifications, functions, deficiencies, etc.)

 * Vitamins, GENERAL; Vitamins A, D, E, K (definitions, classifications, functions, deficiencies, etc.)

 * B-Vitamins, (definitions, classifications, functions, deficiencies, etc.). Vitamin C.

 * Minerals, Introduction; Required; Toxic

 * Macro Minerals

 * Trace Minerals

 * Ultra Trace Minerals

 * Non-nutritive feed additives, growth promotants

 * EXAM 1

 * Digestive anatomy and secretions, physiology; pigs, birds

 * Ruminant and Herbivore anatomy and function. Fermentation.

 * Feedstuff analysis and evaluation.

 * Energetics. TDN, GE, DE, ME, Net E. Value of Protein (BV, NPU, N Dig., N Reten.)

 * Feed classification

 * Concentrates: cereal grains, by-product feeds.

 * Concentrates: protein feeds, miscellaneous.

 * Balancing rations, Principles, Non-ruminant applications. Method applied to some ruminant rations.

 * Feeding Swine and Poultry

 * Forages: Grasses, Legumes, Residue feeds

 * Forage Intake and Factors affecting Dry Matter Intake (i.e., Feed Consumption)

 * Forages: harvest forms; pasture, hay, silage.

 * EXAM 2

 * Ration balancing with Forages

 * Balancing rations with the aid of Computers

 * Feeding Beef Cattle

 * Feeding Dairy Cattle

 * Feeding Sheep

 * Special things about the nutrition of pets.

 * FINAL EXAM