
Pet Nutrition: Essential Principles & Practices
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Pet Nutrition: Essential Principles & Practices
Empower yourself to make conscious dietary choices that optimise your pets' well-being with this free online course.
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- Avg. Duration5-6 Hours
- Available Languages (2)
English
This course is
CPD-Accredited
Learning Outcomes
In this free course, you will learn how to:
- Evaluate the factors to consider when choosing an appropriate diet for a pet
- Describe the body score chart for assessing a pet's ideal weight
- Recall the role of play and treat devices in engaging and stimulating pets
- Discuss the essential oils that are safe for pets
- List the seven major classes of nutrients required in a pet's diet
- Identify the essential nutrients required for domesticated rodents such as rats, mice, hamsters and guinea pigs
- Explain the importance of keeping a food diary for pets
- State the dietary differences between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores
- Summarise the challenges and considerations involved in changing feeding routines
- Outline the various herbs that can be used to address specific medical and behavioural issues
- Recognise the dietary requirements and considerations for fish, birds and reptiles
Course Overview
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