ANSC 500

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Credit: 4 hours.

Students will examine the fundamentals of dairy cattle nutrition, identify common feedstuffs, and describe the basics of forage growth, harvest, insulation, and storage. Energy, carbohydrates, lipids, protein, amino acids, additives, forages, young stock, and transition cow feeding will be discussed. Students will explore common feed processing techniques, formulate diets for young and mature (lactating and non-lactating) dairy animals, and investigate the newest research insights for on-farm applications and evolving trends in dairy feeds and nutrition.

Prerequisite: Restricted to Animal Sciences, MANSC, the Dairy Nutrition for Udder Success CERT, and the Livestock Systems Health, MVS. Non-degree graduate students are eligible to enroll in the course.

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