Animal feed nutritionist
Code 2131.2
Animal feed nutritionists analyse the nutritional value of animal feeds in order to provide dietary advice to agricultural, manufacturing, zoological and public sector staff. They undertake research on nutritionally balanced food stuffs and maintain awareness of technical and scientific developments on the subject.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- feed additives
- laboratory-based sciences
- animal feed ingredients
- food legislation
- regulations for hygiene in feeding animals
- prepared animal feeds
- prepared animal feeds contamination hazards
Skills and competences
- analizar las características nutricionales de los alimentos
- apply HACCP
- apply GMP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- communicate technicalities with clients
- evaluate nutritional value of feeds
- customize diets to animals
- develop animal feeds
- ensure no harmful effects on feed additives
- manage the reception of raw materials for animal feeds
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- handle documentation for prepared animal feeds
Transversal competences
- follow an environmental friendly policy while processing food
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences