Companion Animal Sciences Institute

Course Title: Non-Energy Yielding Nutrients - 303

Credits: 2

Instructor: Susan Dillon, Dip.NS., Dip. C.N., Dip.ACBS., Dip.CFNA.

Course Description

This course is an extensive investigation into the non-energy yielding nutrients. 

Section one explores minerals. It looks at the functions of minerals, the interactions of minerals, and sources of where those minerals can be found. 

Section two explores vitamins. The student will examine the functions of some of  the vitamins, sources for those vitamins, and the effects of deficiencies and excesses. 

Section three looks at the importance of water. Why is water so important, how a dog loses water, and are all waters equal in their nutritional value?

Students should emerge from this course with a foundational understanding of:

• functions and availability of minerals
• macrominerals, microminerals and trace minerals
• differences between minerals and vitamins
• characteristics of vitamins
• differences between vitamins and vitamin-like substances
• functions of water
• factors that affect water requirements

Course Texts

• Canine and Feline Nutrition A Resource for Companion Animal Professionals 2nd Edition by Case, Carey, Hirakawa, and Daristotle (This text is available through CASI for $30 USD, which covers only the cost for shipping from publisher and shipping to you)
• Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 4th Edition by Hand.

Schedule

The course begins as soon as your enrollment is complete and you receive your enrollment package. Although we allow 2 months for this course, you are free to complete the course sooner if you can, and we do allow extensions if need be.

Prerequisites

301 & 302

Tuition

$200 Cdn. (Currency Converter) + 4% fee for for online payments. Textbooks not included in tuition. They may be purchased through http://www.dogwise.com, http://www.amazon.com, http://www.abebooks.com or http://www.half.com in most cases. Also check the Student Library. Canadian Residents 5% GST.

Enrollment

Visit the "ENROLL" page and follow the application instructions.