Become one of the most demanded professionals of the moment: train as an expert in Balanced Feed Manufacturing”

This intensive specialization makes it possible to enter, link and specialize in one of the most important sectors of animal production at present and with more labor demand and need for specialization.

This Postgraduate Diploma will teach you the whole process that must be followed in the Manufacture of Balanced Feed to design, elaborate and evaluate the manufacture of the same for animals, from the design of the formula (diet) to the different points to evaluate to determine the quality, safety and performance of a finished feed for animals: a compendium of theoretical-practical knowledge, specialized, in the achievement of a product that complies with what is formulated on paper and that has all the quality and safety that allows reaching the desired benefit in the animals that 
consume it.

An ambitious, broad, structured and intertwined proposal, which covers from the fundamental and relevant principles of nutrition, to the manufacture of food. All this with the characteristics of a course of high scientific, teaching and technological level. 

Join the elite with this highly effective educational program and open new paths to your professional progress”

This postgraduate diploma in Balanced Feed Manufacturing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:  

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• Intensely visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents, easy to assimilate and understand 
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-assessment and learning verification
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

A course that will enable you to work in the sectors of food production for or with animal origin, with the solvency of a high-level professional”

TECH's teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. That way, TECH ensures to offer them the objective of the intended capacitative upgrade. A multidisciplinary team of professionals prepared and experienced in different environments, who will cover the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will bring the practical knowledge from their own experience to the program: one of the differential qualities of this program.

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this Postgraduate Diploma. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, our students will be able to study with a range of convenient and versatile multimedia tools that will give them the operability they need during the program. 

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely telepractice will be used: with the help of an innovative system of interactive videos, and learning from an expert you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were facing the case you are learning in real time. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way.

You will have at your disposal a Virtual Campus available 24 hours a day and you will be able to download the material to consult it whenever you need it

Become an expert and access the most demanded positions by standing out with the skills and abilities that this Postgraduate Diploma provides you with"

TECH's objective is to prepare highly qualified professionals for work experience. An objective that is complemented, moreover, in a global manner, by promoting human development that lays the foundations for a better society. This objective is focused on helping medical professionals reach a much higher level of expertise and control. A goal you will easily achieve with a course of high intensity and precision.

If your goal is to reorient your skills towards new paths of success and development, this is the course for you: a specialization that aims for excellence”

General Objectives

• Determine the properties, use and metabolic transformations of nutrients in relation to the nutritional needs of an animal
• Provide clear and practical tools so that the professional can identify and classify the different foods that are available in the region and have better elements of judgment to make the most appropriate decision in terms of differential costs, etc
• Propose a series of technical arguments which allow for a better quality of diet and nutrition and therefore, improve the end produce (meat or milk)
• Analyze the different raw material components with both positive and negative effects on Animals. Nutrition and how animals use them for the production of animal protein
• Identify and understand the different levels of digestibility for each of the various nutritional components according to their origin 
• To analyze the key aspects for the design and creation of diets (food) aimed at achieving the maximum utilization of nutrients by animals intended for animal protein production
• Provide specialized expertise on the nutritional requirements of the two main poultry species for animal protein production
• Develop specialized understanding of the nutritional requirements of the porcine species and the different feeding strategies needed in order to guarantee that they reach the expected welfare and production standards according to their production stage
• Provide practical, theoretical and specialized knowledge on the physiology of canine and feline digestive systems
• Analyze the digestive system of ruminants and their particular way of assimilating nutrients from fiber-rich foods
• Analyze the main additive groups used in the food production industry, focused on ensuring the quality and performance of different food products
• Analyze, in a clear way, how the complete animal feed manufacturing process is developed: the phases and processes which feed undergoes to guarantee its nutritional composition, quality and safety

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Chemical Composition of Food and Quality of the Raw Materials for Ruminants and Non-Ruminants

• Develop the most important concepts of animal nutrition, taking into account the functions and effects of food in the digestion process in large and small livestock
• Classify foods according to their origin and their nutritional characteristics 
• Design a balanced diet considering the nutritional requirements of the species and categories
• Implement the procedures for manufacturing concentrates, guaranteeing the quality of the product to be used for feeding the different productive species 
• Apply nutrition and feeding strategies for the different productive species according to an annual program based on the herd's requirements
• Evaluate the nutritional quality and impact on production systems (meat or milk) of different fresh, preserved and natural feed. These could be either in direct grazing or as forage reserves such as hay (rolls) or whole plant silage, with or without the addition of additives (Nutriliq, Smartfeed, etc.), Multi-Nutritional Blocks (MNB), Rumen Activator Supplements (RAS) or energy or protein concentrates
• Develop the main chemical determinations that characterize feed (concentrates, fresh forages, preserved forages and additives)

Module 2. Additives in Animal Food

• Analyze the different types of additives which exist in the animal feed and nutrition market
• Define the recommendations for the use and functionality of the different additive groups
• Gain up-to -date knowledge of the new technology focused on improving the quality and efficiency of animal feed
• Identify mycotoxins as the hidden enemy in diet quality, animal health and productivity; what are the strategies for their control, the different types and use of mycotoxin binders
• Specialize in the use of enzymes in balanced feed, what they are, the differences between enzymes of the same category, what they are used for and the benefits of their incorporation in the diet
• Analyze phytogenics as a category that goes beyond essential oils; what they are, types of phytogenic substances, modes of use and benefits

Module 3. Animal Feed Manufacturing: Processes, Quality Control and Critical Points

• Determine the processes involved in the creation of feed for animals
• Establish an appropriate way to manage raw materials
• Analyze the different food presentations and the food manufacturing processes themselves
• Identify the different equipment used in the manufacturing of food
• Implement monitoring and control programs at critical points in the food manufacturing process
• Implement sampling and establish its importance in the quality control process

A path to achieve education and professional growth that will propel you towards a greater level of competitiveness in the employment market”