AGS 315 - Principles of Animal Nutrition

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is a study of the digestive systems of farm livestock, the basic food nutrients, how and why they are needed by the animals, and the individual nutrient requirements of each farm animal depending on the stage of growth, development, or function. This course also covers topics such as selection of feeds for feeding farm animals and the procedures used to determine what feeds to use. Students will select the proper feed rations to use and learn to formulate balanced feed rations.