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QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORY OF NUTRACEUTICALS, FOOD AND FEED SUPPLEMENTS FOR VETERINARY USE

Giulia AURIEMMA QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORY OF NUTRACEUTICALS, FOOD AND FEED SUPPLEMENTS FOR VETERINARY USE

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DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
EQF6
PHARMACEUTICALS AND NUTRACEUTICALS FOR ANIMALS
2025/2026

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
324LAB
GIULIA AURIEMMA T Curriculum
Objectives
QUALITY CONTROL AND LAB ORGANIZATION (EQUIPMENT, STAFF, ORGANIZATION SET-UP AND PROTOCOLS) - FROM THE SPECIMEN TO THE FINAL DISPATCH OF THE REPORT
BASIC OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CONTROL
Prerequisites
THE COURSE HAS NO SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES. HOWEVER, BASIC KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO GENERAL CHEMISTRY IS RECOMMENDED
Contents

1. INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY NUTRITION (2 HOURS OF LECTURES)
- FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS AND COMPANION ANIMALS

2. DEFINITION, CLASSIFICATION, FORM, AND CONSISTENCY OF FEED (6 HOURS OF LECTURES)
- RAW MATERIALS FOR FEED OR SIMPLE FEED
- FEED ADDITIVES
- COMPOUND FEED (COMPLETE OR COMPLEMENTARY)
- FEED WITH SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES (DIETARY, NUTRACEUTICAL)
- MEDICATED FEED AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS
- OTHER TYPES OF FEED (ORGANIC, ETC.)

3. EU LEGISLATION: PREPARATION, OFFICIAL CONTROLS, AND AUTHORIZATIONS (6 HOURS OF LECTURES)
- RELEVANT EUROPEAN LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION
- EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES
- GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE FOR PRODUCTION AND CONTROL (PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL AND RESPONSIBILITIES, PROCEDURES, DOCUMENTATION)
- RAW MATERIALS USED IN FORMULATION (CATEGORIES AND FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, SOURCING, RECEPTION, HANDLING, AND STORAGE)
- PROCESSING FACILITIES AND TECHNIQUES (E.G., MIXING OF SOLID AND LIQUID SYSTEMS)
- QUALITY CONTROL OF RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED PRODUCTS
- PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS
- PACKAGING, LABELING, AND DISTRIBUTION
- PROMOTION AND USE

4. DEMONSTRATIVE AND INDIVIDUAL STATION EXERCISES (6 HOURS)
- PRACTICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO THE PREPARATION AND CONTROL OF NUTRACEUTICALS AND/OR COMPLEMENTARY FEED (E.G., BASED ON PLANT RAW MATERIALS AND/OR MICROALGAE)

5. IN-DEPTH SEMINARS WITH EXPERTS FROM VARIOUS LIVESTOCK COMPANIES, FEED AND VETERINARY NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCERS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND PHARMACIES WITH VETERINARY MEDICINE SECTIONS (4 HOURS)

Teaching Methods
THE 3-CREDIT COURSE (24 HOURS) WILL INCLUDE 14 HOURS OF LECTURES COVERING THE TOPICS AS DESCRIBED, 6 HOURS OF IN-LAB PRACTICE RELATED TO THE MENTIONED TOPICS, AND 4 HOURS OF SEMINARS AND INTERACTION WITH THE TEACHER AND/OR EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY FOR AT LEAST 75% OF THE TOTAL COURSE HOURS. ATTENDANCE WILL BE RECORDED USING THE EASYBADGE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES WILL BE ASSESSED THROUGH A WRITTEN TEST CONSISTING OF 15 QUESTIONS, STRUCTURED IN VARIOUS FORMATS: TRUE/FALSE, COMPLETION, MATCHING, MULTIPLE-CHOICE WITH ONE OR MORE CORRECT ANSWERS, AND CLOSED STIMULUS WITH OPEN RESPONSE.
THE TEST WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM DURATION OF 60 MINUTES AND WILL COVER THE MAIN TOPICS ADDRESSED DURING THE COURSE.
THE TEST WILL BE CONSIDERED PASSED IF THE STUDENT PROVIDES AT LEAST 10 CORRECT ANSWERS OUT OF 15.
THE RESULT WILL BE RECORDED AS "PASSED" OR "NOT PASSED", WITHOUT ASSIGNING A NUMERICAL GRADE.
Texts
- SLIDES PRESENTED DURING THE LESSONS
- THE CURRENT NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LEGISLATION, WHICH REGULATES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION CHAIN OF PRODUCTS RELATED TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND CAN BE CONSULTED RESPECTIVELY ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF ITALY (MINISTRY OF HEALTH) AND EUROPEAN UNION (EUROPEAN COMMISSION)
- KRESTEN J., ROHDE H.-R., NEF E. (2005) - PRINCIPLES OF MIXED FEED PRODUCTION. ED. AGRIMEDIA.
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