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Professor
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
114B McCord Hall
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4574
(865) 974-3154
Fax: (865) 974-7297
Email: rheitman@utk.edu
Research Appointment: 70%
Teaching Appointment: 30%
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TEACHING
330 Comparative Animal Nutrition
(3) Nomenclature, structures, functions, utilization, and deficiency
symptoms of essential nutrients in carnivores, omnivores and herbivores.
Prereq: Animal Science 220, Chemistry 110 or Chemistry 130. 3 hrs.
F Dick Heitmann
489 Companion, Zoo and Lab Animal
Management (3) Principles of nutrition, physiology,
breeding, handling, and history of breeds of common household pets,
zoo animals and animals used in scientific research. Specific species
requirements and peculiarities. Laws and agencies governing use
of laboratory animals. Laboratory analysis of blood metabolites
commonly used to monitor health and nutritional status. Prereq:
Consent of instructor. 2 lectures and 1 lab. Sp - AE Dick Heitmann
530 Animal Nutrition and Metabolism
(4) Comparative digestive physiology, digestion, absorption and
metabolism of nutrients in ruminant and nonruminant species. Concepts
and methodologies of animal growth and nutrient requirements; interrelationships,
availability and deficiencies of nutrients. Prereq: Animal Nutrition,
Feeds, and Ration Formulation or consent of instructor. F Dick Heitmann
AS 632 Advanced Energy Nutrition
(2) Chemical structures, digestion , absorption, intermediary metabolism
of energy metabolites. Deficiencies and excesses of energy intake.
Prerequisites: AS 530 or NFS 511, and Biochemistry 410 or consent
of instructor. Dick Heitmann
633 Advanced Mineral-Vitamin Nutrition (4) Chemical forms, digestion,
absorption, intermediary metabolism, deficiencies, excesses and
interaction of minerals and vitamins. Prereq: 533 or 534, and Biochemistry
and Cellular and Molecular Biology 410 or Nutrition 511 or consent
of instructor. Sp,A Dick Heitmann
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