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Winter 2014
Instructor: Doug Korver
Office 3‐10L Agriculture/Forestry Centre
Phone: 492‐3990
Fax: 492‐4265
Email: doug.korver@ualberta.ca
Office hours: by appointment
Lab Assistant: Misaki Cho
E‐mail: mcho@ualberta.ca
Office Hours: by appointment only – send an email
Time: Lecture – Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 12:00 to 12:50 PM
1‐13, Agriculture/Forestry Building
Lab – Mondays from 2:00 to 5:00 PM
1‐13 Agriculture/Forestry Centre (unless otherwise noted – see course schedule)
Description: Aimed at 4th year undergraduates and graduate students with an interest in poultry
nutrition. A course covering practical aspects of poultry nutrition, feeding programs for
meat chickens, laying hens, broiler breeders and turkeys; avian digestive physiology; feed
ingredients, and current topics in poultry nutrition.
Prerequisites: ANSC 260 or consent of the instructor.
Grading: Mid‐term examination (during class; Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 25%
Final examination (Monday, April 14, 2014 at 2 PM) 40%
Laboratory (marks given as follows): 35%
Feed processing presentation (1% for draft, 4% for presentation/slides) 5%
Feed formulation assignments (2, 4, 4, 4 & 4%) 18%
Feed industry professional seminar assignment 2%
Problem solving assignments (5 & 5%) 10%
Throughout the term, raw marks will be assigned to reflect performance on each component of the
course. Letter grades will be assigned only to the final distribution of mark totals. Grades will be
converted to letter grades using a distribution as outlined in Section 23.4(2) of the 2013‐2014
University of Alberta Calendar, taking into account both absolute achievement and relative
performance in the class. At the 400 level, courses commonly have a median final grade in the range
of B to B+. There are no predetermined cut lines for final grade assignment. "Policy about course
outlines can be found in §23.4(2) of the University Calendar."
http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/calendar/Regulations‐and‐Information/Academic‐
Regulation/23.4.html#23.4
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Textbooks: There is no required text for the course. However, some books are available that you
might find useful, particularly if you are interested in a career in poultry nutrition:
Scott’s Nutrition of the Chicken (4th edition) by Leeson and Summers
Commercial Poultry Nutrition (3rd edition) by Leeson and Summers
o These books are published by University Books in Guelph, ON
http://www.sentex.net/~unilee/prices.htm
Chicken Nutrition: A Guide for Nutritionists and Poultry Professionals by Rick Kleyn.
(Context Nottingham Press http://www.contextbookshop.com/index.php )
A useful resource is also the following:
National Research Council. 1994. Nutrient Requirements of Poultry. 9th Edition.
National Academy Press, Washington, DC. Accessible online at:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=2114#toc
eClass: Lecture notes, slides, lab handouts and other information will be posted on eClass (access can
be gained from the University home page). To log in, use your CCID and password. Course outlines
will normally be posted at least the day before the lecture. You are not required to download them,
but the course will be paced assuming you have a printed copy. Course outlines and slides are
posted to help you follow along in class, but are not complete. Regular lecture attendance will
therefore be helpful. I will send an email to the class when new material is posted.
Old Exams: Sample midterm and final exam questions will be made available via eClass.
Short Presentations: Feed Processing Project – ANSC 463 students
Each student will be assigned a particular feed processing technique relevant to monogastric
nutrition during the first lab session of the term. Each student will give a brief presentation (no more
than 5 minutes) using PowerPoint on the characteristics and relative importance of that technique to
poultry nutrition. The PowerPoint slides will be made available to the class prior to the
presentations, and will be posted on the ANSC 463 eClass site. Further details will also be provided in
class.
Feed Evaluation Project – ANSC 462 students
Although this assignment is part of the ANSC 462 (Swine Nutrition) class, ANSC 463 students are
expected to attend the presentations. Material covered in these presentations will be included on
the midterm exam. The PowerPoint slides will be made available to the class prior to the
presentations, and will be posted on the ANSC 463 eClass site.
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Feed Formulation Assignments
Five laboratory assignments will be given throughout the term. The assignments will involve
computer feed formulation using the CFC 5 software that has been used in ANSC 260 labs.
Late Assignments
Late presentations and assignments will not be accepted unless previously approved by the instructor (D.
Korver). A grade of 0 will be recorded. Please play close attention to the Addendum of the course
calendar (U of A webpage).
Midterm and Final Exams
Missed Midterm Exam. If a student misses a midterm exam, the weight of the midterm exam may be
transferred automatically to the final exam at the discretion of the instructor.
Missed Final Exam. The University policy on term examination and deferred final exams can be found in
Section 23.3.2 of the University Calendar.
Electronic Devices
No electronic devices, including calculators, are permitted during exams
Academic Integrity
The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty.
Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold
the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves
with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (www.ualberta.ca/secretariat/appeals.htm)
and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism,
misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious
offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University. (GFC 2003)
Code of Student Behaviour
All students at the University of Alberta are subject to the Code of Student Behaviour, as outlined at:
http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/en/CodesofConductandResidenceCommunityStandards/Codeof
StudentBehaviour.aspx. Please familiarize yourself with it and ensure that you do not participate in
any inappropriate behavior as defined by the Code. Key components of the code include the
following statements.
30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person as the
Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a
course or program of study.
30.3.2(2) c. No Student shall represent another’s substantial editorial or compositional assistance on
an assignment as the Student’s own work.”
This document is also posted on the ANSC 463 eClass website.
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ANSC 463 2014 Tentative Schedule (exact dates and lecture topics are subject to change)
Date # Lecture
Jan. 6 1 Review of syllabus; Introduction; Avian digestive anatomy and physiology
LAB: Introduction (review, presentations, assignments)
Jan. 8 2 Avian digestive anatomy and physiology
Jan. 10 3 Avian digestive tract development and in ovo feeding
Jan. 13 4 Microbial ecology of the gut
LAB: Computer feed formulation assignment 1 (2 points; CFC5 ED refresher; 2‐17 GSB)
Jan. 15 5 Avian nutrient metabolism – protein and amino acids
Jan. 17 6 Avian nutrient metabolism – carbohydrates
Jan. 20 7 Avian nutrient metabolism – fats and energy
LAB: ANSC 463 Feed Processing ‐ Short presentations (5 points)
Jan. 22 8
Jan. 24 9 Guest Lecture – Feedstuffs for Poultry (M. Cho)
Jan. 27 10 Guest Lecture – Feedstuffs for Poultry (M. Cho)
LAB: ANSC 462 ‐ Feed Evaluation presentations (ANSC 463 students must attend)
Jan. 29 11 Guest Lecture – Energy partitioning (M. Zuidhof).
Jan. 31 12 The Canadian poultry industry
Feb. 3 13 Feeding broiler chickens
LAB: Computer feed formulation assignment 2 (4 points; energy; 2‐17 GSB)
Feb. 5 14 Feeding broiler chickens
Feb. 7 15 Feeding broiler chickens Feeding broiler breeders
Feb. 10 16 Feeding laying hens
LAB: Computer feed formulation assignment 3 (4 points; protein; 2‐17 GSB)
Feb. 12 17 Midterm exam
Feb. 14 18 Feeding laying hens
Feb. 17‐21 Reading Week – No classes
Feb. 24 19 Feeding laying hens
LAB: Computer feed formulation assignment 4 (4 points; minerals; 2‐17 GSB)
Feb. 26 20 Feeding turkeys
Feb. 28 21 Feeding turkeys
Mar. 3 22 CLASS CANCELLED – SU ELECTION FORUM
LAB: Computer feed formulation assignment 5 (4 points; processing; 2‐17 GSB)
Mar. 5 23 Feeding broiler breeders
Mar. 7 24 Feeding broiler breeders
Mar. 10 25 Current topics in poultry nutrition
LAB: Problem solving assignment #1 (5 points)
Mar. 12 26 Current topics in poultry nutrition
Mar. 14 27 Current topics in poultry nutrition
Mar. 17 28 Current topics in poultry nutrition
LAB: Problem solving assignment #2 (5 points)
Mar. 19 29 Current topics in poultry nutrition
Mar. 21 30 Current topics in poultry nutrition
Mar. 24 31 AFNS 563 presentations – Poultry production in Iran & Colombia
LAB: Feed industry professional seminar (4 points)
Mar. 26 32 Current topics in poultry nutrition
Mar. 28 33 Good Friday – no classes
Mar. 31 34 Easter Monday
LAB: No Lab
Apr. 2 35 Current topics in poultry nutrition
Apr. 4 36 Current topics in poultry nutrition
Apr. 7 37 Current topics in poultry nutrition
LAB: Review for final exam
Apr. 9 38 AFNS 563 presentations – literature review