Animal Nutritionist Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Animal Nutritionist includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Working with clients to formulate diets that meet their requirements/objectives
  • Analyzing nutritional disorders
  • Maintaining awareness of technical and scientific developments
  • Supporting the work of agricultural advisers/consultants
  • Visiting farms
  • Calculating and assessing the relative nutritional values of various feeds
  • Interpreting forage analysis
  • Utilizing specialist computer software to devise diets and produce reports
  • Analyzing and interpreting data

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Animal Nutritionist duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Animal Nutritionist roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.


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