Equine Nutrition
Description
You know your horse needs a reliable nutritional program. His life and career depend on the building blocks that nutrition will provide, as a solid foundation for health and welfare This course leads you through the maze of essential equine nutrition and gives you the practical knowledge and skills you need to develop and maintain a healthy nutritional program for your horse, in collaboration with your veterinarian or equine nutritionist.
In this course, you will cover the basics of nutrition, including feeds and feeding. You will benefit from practical information on diet and nutrition and its relationship to the health and performance of your horse.We do not present information at this introductory level that will make you a nutritionist—we can only scratch the surface of some broad topics. There is an advanced nutrition course that will provide a path for continued studies beyond the fundamental level presented in this course.
This course is for you if you are responsible for the nutritional requirements of horses—including owners, trainers, coaches, barn managers, grooms, and sales and technical personnel working in the feed and tack industries—or just want to know more about how to feed a horse.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Overview
- Institution: University of Guelph
- Level: University
- Language: English
- Course Code: 2200006
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance