The learning outcomes of the module are strictly dependent on those foreseen in the Animal Feeding Principles and Practice module and therefore must be considered as a whole. The training objectives are to be able to evaluate fresh, dry, ensiled and concentrated forage, acquire knowledge about sampling methods and chemical-physical analysis. The knowledge learned cannot ignore the elements received in the previous teachings relating to zootechnical subjects and chemistry.

D1 - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The core of knowledge that constitutes the educational objective of the module must ensure the student mastery of the basic concepts and rules that underlie the correct sampling of foods and laboratory analyzes for the determination of nutritional parameters.
In particular, the knowledge that the student is expected to have acquired at the end of the course are the following:
evaluation of fresh, dry, ensiled forage and concentrates and related sampling and analysis methods; unifeed rationing and evaluation techniques; assessment of stool and body condition score; silage and haymaking techniques.

D2 – ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The skills that the student will have to demonstrate on the basis of the acquired knowledge listed above are:
a) knowing how to evaluate the suitability of the various raw materials in relation to their possible use in an animal's diet, also considering their inclusion percentage in the ration and possible treatments;
b) knowing how to evaluate a diet as a whole and knowing how to judge the suitability for a certain animal species according to its physiological state and its production level;

D3 – AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
At the end of the training course the student will have to demonstrate independence of judgment in the following areas:
- evaluation of feed intended for animals of zootechnical interest;
- creation and formulation of diets, also in relation to the different physiological stages and production levels.

D4 – COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of the training activity the student should be able to:
- knowing how to organise, prepare and present a rationing plan and/or diet for animals of zootechnical interest to an audience made up of the same level of presentation;
- support a discussion with people both of equal preparation and experts in different subjects, relating to the physical-chemical and nutritional characteristics of diets;
- demonstrate language skills in both written and oral form, as well as the ability to use terminology (both scientific and suitable for the owner/breeder) appropriate to the profession, also important for job interviews.

D5 – LEARNING CAPACITY
At the end of the training activity the student should be able to:
- knowing how to interpret and consult texts on nutrition and food, both scientific and popular, and knowing how to use the acquired knowledge to organize rationing plans with different purposes;
- know how to carry out bibliographic research;
- face a path of permanent professional education, both in the private sector and in the public sector, relying on the baggage of knowledge learned and internalized during the three-year period of study.