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Week - 1 |
General definition of vitamins, factors affecting vitamin levels, classification of vitamins. |
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Week - 2 |
Fat-soluble vitamins: Chemical structure of vitamin A, its sources, metabolism and transport, functions, requirements, relationships with diseases and toxicity. |
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Week - 3 |
Fat-soluble vitamins: Chemical structure of vitamin D, its sources, metabolism and transport, functions, requirements, relationships with diseases and toxicity. |
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Week - 4 |
Fat-soluble vitamins: Chemical structure of vitamin E, its sources, metabolism and transport, functions, requirements, relationships with diseases and toxicity. |
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Week - 5 |
Fat-soluble vitamins: Chemical structure, sources, metabolism and transport, functions, requirements, relationships with diseases and toxicity of vitamin K. |
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Week - 6 |
Water-Soluble Vitamins: B-group vitamins
The chemical structure, sources, metabolism and transport, functions, requirements, relationships with diseases and toxicity of Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3 and Vitamin B5. |
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Week - 7 |
Water-Soluble Vitamins: B-group vitamins
The chemical structure, sources, metabolism and transport, functions, requirements, relationships with diseases and toxicity of Vitamin B6, Biotin, Vitamin B9 and Vitamin B12. |
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Week - 8 |
Water-Soluble Vitamins: Chemical structure of vitamin C, its sources, metabolism and transport, functions, requirements, relationships with diseases and toxicity. |
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Week - 9 |
Pseudovitamins: Structure and functions of amygdalin, pangamic acid, bioflavonoids, carnitine, choline, inositol, PABA, coenzyme Q, α-lipoic acid, essential fatty acids. |
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Week - 10 |
General description of minerals, their classification, elements essential for animal species and their quantities. |
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Week - 11 |
EN: Essential elements: Sources, functions, absorption, transport and excretion of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, requirements, deficiencies and their relationship to diseases. |
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Week - 12 |
EN: Essential elements: Sources, functions, absorption, transport and excretion of sodium, potassium, chlorine and sulfur, requirements, deficiencies and their relationship to diseases. |
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Week - 13 |
EN: Trace elements: Sources, functions, absorption, transport and excretion of iron, copper, zinc and manganese, requirements, deficiencies and their relationship to diseases. |
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Week - 14 |
Trace elements: Sources, functions, absorption, transport and excretion of iodine, selenium, fluorine, cobalt, chromium and lead, requirements, deficiencies and their relationship to diseases. Non-Essential Trace Elements: Boron, tin, nickel, molybdenum, vanadium, aluminum, and silicon. |