COURSE CODE: VBP202
COURSE TITLE: DIGESTIVE, REPRODUCTIVE AND ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Dr. Eyitayo Solomon Ajibola, D.V.M, M.Sc.
Email: esajibola@ unaab.edu.ng
Office Location: Dept of Veterinary Physiology/ Pharmacology, COLVET,UNAAB
Other Lecturers: Dr. O.E Adeleye
Course Synopsis
Digestion and absorption of nutrients in monogastric and ruminanat animals. Endocrine functions of the gastrointestinal tract. Digestion in chickens. Male; Female reproduictive process; Fertilization, Pregnancy, Parturition and Lactation. Comparative reproduction physiology; mechanism of secretion, regulation and functions of hormones from Gonads, Pituitary, Thyroid, Adrenal, Parathyroid, Pancreas. Effects of hyper secretion of hormonal glands
