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 792-180 Animal Nutrition

Credit Points

5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Mr A Almond

Prerequisites

Animal Production.

Semester

1, repeat 2, Summer (view timetable)

Contact

2.5 hours per week

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to extend participants' ability to:

  • identify the quality of farm animal feed components;

  • determine feeding strategies and ration formulations for the maintenance and production of farm animals;

  • determine special purpose feeding programs;

  • evaluate the economics of feeding programs.

The content includes: Visual quality assessment of common farm animal feed components; animal requirements versus feed availability; ration formulation for the maintenance and production of farm animals; special purpose feeding e.g. drought, feedlot, stud stock, creep feeding; feeding management strategies for farm animals; economics of various feeding management strategies.

Assessment

Five practical reports (10% each), assignment of 500 words (25%), two hour written examination (25%).

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