Livestock Nutrition

This course is associated with the following programs:

• Farm Business and Production Management - Technical Diploma

1. Utilize a forage testing program for a farm operation.
2. Identify factors affecting feedstuff quality
3. Determine your feed cost to produce 100 lbs. of milk.
4. Identify parts and associate functions of the digestive tracts of a ruminant and non-ruminant.
5. Calculate the nutrient requirements of a dairy cow and determine how they vary with state of lactation.
6. Distinguish essential feed nutrients.
7. Balance a ration for a lactating dairy cow.
8. Evaluate a ration with the use of guidelines.
9. Describe the factors affecting dry matter intake
10. Calculate the cost of dairy ration
11. Choose an appropriate feeding system
12. Plan a dairy replacement nutrition program
13. Develop a body scoring program for your operation.
14. Define a dairy steer feeding program
15. Conduct a farm business analysis.