RUMINANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY I

ANSCI/DYSCI 825

Focuses on calf and heifer nutrition, regulation of dry matter intake, plant and forage chemistry, vitamins, lipids, and starch.

FISC 114

Students will learn practical nutrition for lactating dairy cows, dairy heifers, and dairy beef. This course covers digestion and nutrient metabolism, milk synthesis and ration formulation guidelines and stresses importance of quality forage in the feeding program. Students will learn the basic anatomy and physiology of the digestive system of ruminant animals and how feeding and management are geared toward optimizing rumen function. This course will introduce the basic concepts of nutrition and how feeds provide nutrients and basic skills necessary for feeding dairy cattle. Students will learn how to assess animal performance and adequacy of the feeding program through evaluating intake, body condition, and transition cow health and learn how to feed and manage growing ruminants.

BIOCHEM/NUTRSCI 901

Presentation of original research results; discussion of recent articles in animal metabolism and nutrition.

ANSCI/DYSCI 931

Discussion of literature that has a bearing on animal nutrition. Students are to survey the literature and present a seminar.

ANSCI/DYSCI 414

Integrates nutritional and biochemical concepts to understand digestive and metabolic processes in dairy and beef cattle, which are then quantitatively represented to predict and manipulate production and health outcomes.