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In this course, you will learn :
- Create dog food recipes with confidence that meet nutritional requirements.
- Create a healthy, wholesome raw diet for your companion animal with confidence.
- Reading and decoding labels and ingredient lists found on pet food packaging is required.
- Compare the quality of various commercial pet foods with confidence.
- Choose the best commercial pet food for your companion animal with confidence.
- Properly Introduce raw feeding to your animal companion.
- Explain the digestive system of a dog and why its microbiome is important.
- Describe the functions of macronutrients and micronutrients in canine nutrition.
- To achieve optimal health, monitor, evaluate, and adjust recipes.
Syllabus :
1. Introduction to Nutrition
- Introduction to Nutrition
- How Nutrition Plays a Part in Overall Health
- The Digestive System
- The Microbiome
2. Elements of Nutrition
- Macronutrients: Protein
- Macronutrients: Fat
- Macronutrients: Carbohydrates
- Micronutrients: Vitamins
- Micronutrients: Minerals
3. Commercial Pet Food Industry
- Pet Food Production
- Governing Bodies of the Pet Food Industry
- Choosing a Pet Food
4. The Wholesome Diet
- The Wholesome Diet
- Putting Together the Wholesome Diet
