Equine Nutrition
Please Note
This course will be offered in Winter 2013 and Summer 2014
Semester: Winter 2013
Additional Offerings: Fall 2013
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Start Date: January 07, 2013
End Date: March 31, 2013
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Outcome
Credit Towards a Diploma
Credit Towards:
Location
Online
Program Website
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Type
Continuing Education
Scheduling
12 weeks
There are no set times you must be online.
It is recommended you visit the course site a minimum of 3 times a week.
Tuition Fees
$549.00 Regular Tuition Fee
Instructors
Dr. Kathleen Cavanagh
Description
You know your horse needs a good solid nutritional program. His life and
career depend on the building blocks that nutrition will provide as the
solid foundation; but you don't need a Ph.D. to make sure your horse has a good basic diet! This non-degree online course leads you through the maze of equine nutrition
and gives you the practical knowledge and skills you need to develop and
maintain a healthy nutritional program for your horse. The course
covers the basics of nutrition, balancing rations and special populations.
This course is entirely online, so no travel to the University of Guelph is required.
This course is a core course in the Equine Science Certificate and Diploma in Equine Studies programs. For details about these programs, please see the program websites.
Designed For
people responsible for the nutritional requirements of horses, including owners, trainers, coaches, barn managers, grooms and those working in the feed and tack industries.
Objectives
You will learn to assess and balance a ration for a horse. At the end of the course, it is expected that you will demonstrate your ability to balance or assess a ration. You will learn how to do this by working through the following objectives:
Understand theory related to the study of equine nutrition
Apply nutritional theory to horses under your care by assessing and developing proper nutritional programs
Grading Scheme
Participation 10%
5 Quizzes at 2% each 10%
Fact Sheet/Special Topics Assignment 40%
Final Quiz 40%
Total 100%
Assessment Method
Online quizzes, participation in online discussions and written assignments submitted online.
Course Topics
Equine Nutrition will provide you with practical information on diet and nutrition and it's relationship to the health and performance of your horse
Assessing your horse
Digestive function and nutrient requirements
Forages
Concentrates
Supplements
Finding the balance
Practice at rationing
Broodmares and stallions
The growing foal
Special cases
Toxic plants
Problems of nutritional origin
Course Prerequisites
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent,
or at least 18 years of age.
It is recommended Equine Science Certificate students complete Nutrition before the elective Growth & Development if selected.
It is recommended Diploma in Equine Studies students complete this course prior to GRowth & Development.
Required Materials Provided:
- Course Reader and Materials
Required Materials Not Provided:
Textbooks
Equine Nutrition and Feeding (Confirmed)
Edition: Fourth
Author(s): David Frape
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
in 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4051-9546-1
Nutritional Requirements for Horses (Confirmed)
Edition: Sixth Revised
Published by: The National Academies Press in 2007
ISBN-10: 0-309-10212-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-10212-4
Publisher's website: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11653
Other
For more information, Contact Info Line :
Phone: 519 824-4120 ext. 55000
Email: info@coles.uoguelph.ca
These course details are based on information provided to date by the associated academic department or the course instructor. Course specific information remains subject to change until the actual date of course commencement. In the event of a discrepancy between the course information provided here and on the course website, the course website will be taken as official.