Animal Nutrition - eLearning module

This e-Learning course is aimed at allowing participants to improve their knowledge and skills in:

• Definitions used in feed: feedingstuffs, compound feed, complete feed, complementary feed, mineral feed and other definitions in Regulation 767/2009, feed additives, premixtures, processing aids (Regulation 1831/2003).
• General principles of feed marketing: objectives.
• Labelling and advertising of feed materials and compound feed (Regulation 767/2009): principles, responsibility of labelling.
• Catalogue of feed materials, restricted materials, packaging of feed.
• Feed additives: functions, conditions of authorisation, assessment (Regulation 1831/2003).
• Distinction between feed materials, compound feed, complementary feed, premixtures, feed additives and veterinary medicinal products.
• Feed for particular nutritional purposes (Regulation 767/2009).
• Claims (Regulation 767/2009).
• Medicated feed (Directive 90/167).
• Undesirable substances in feed (Directive 2002/32):
• Definition of undesirable substances.
• Objectives of Directive 2002/32.
• General principles of Directive 2002/32 (Monitoring, mitigation measures).
• Maximum levels and action thresholds.
• Regulated substances and products: Mycotoxins, Dioxins/PCBs, Toxins of plant origin, etc.
• Carry over of coccidiostats to non-target feed.

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