Course Info
Nutrition is the cornerstone to staying alive, and the better the nutrition an animal or human gets, the better they are able to function both physically and emotionally.
Many pet owners are not aware of the importance of good nutrition and the more our students can learn and advise owners about, the better.
This course is unique in that we are not promoting any particular brand or type of feeding regime; it gives the student all the most up to date information about the nutrition requirements of dogs and cats.
There are 2 options for this course:
1. The standard twelve-month course with a pre-set release date for each unit and assignment due dates.
2. Do It In Your Own Time (DIIYOT) which has no pre-set assignment dates, new units are released when your assignment for the previous one is received. The maximum time allowed for completion is 24 months.
Certificates are awarded on the successful completion of the course.
Nutrition courses, including the DIIYOT option, start whenever you’re ready to enrol.
What the student will learn
- What constitutes a balanced diet and the make-up of the main nutrient groups. The workings of the digestive system and the effects of stress and obesity.
- What the nutritional requirements are at varying life stages and the role of nutrition in disease.
Course Content
- Unit 1
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- Introduction to types of diet.
- Major nutrient groups.
- Health supplements.
- Evolution and social behaviour of cats and dogs and their feeding behaviours.
- Unit 2
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- The workings of the digestive system.
- Impact of stress and anxiety.
- Canine and feline obesity.
- Critically ill cats and dogs.
- Unit 3
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- Defining life stages in dogs and cats.
- Nutritional requirements of breeding dogs and cats and their offspring.
- Nutritional requirements of healthy aging dogs and cats.
- Nutritional requirements of working dogs.
- Unit 4
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- Role of nutrition in disease
