Analyzes the nutritional needs of dairy cattle during each stage of their life. Topics covered in this course include: roles of digestive nutrients, nutritional requirements at various growth stages, relationship between forage quality and nutrition, ration balancing through calculation of feed and dry matter intake. Learners explore various methods of feeding dairy animals, including grazing system principles. Learners evaluate the use of dairy nutrition feed technologies.

Conditions

Student has satisfied all of the following: [Student has completed or is in process of completing all of the following course(s): ANIMALHU 10091101 - Introduction To Agricultural Studies] And Student has satisfied all of the following: [Students who specified one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci: Agri-Business, Dairy Science Management, Veterinary Science]