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What Will You Go Away With?
FREE PREVIEWSetting the Context - A message from your instructor Dr Terry McCosker
FREE PREVIEWSome Important Information
How This Introductory Module Fits in to Your Learning Journey
Introduction to Ruminant Nutrition Worksheet for module 1 - actions
The Foundations - Introduction
Foundations
The foundations
The 7 step simple process used in going back to basic and first principles
The Four Key Concepts
FREE PREVIEWWhat is a Feed Curve?
Your Own feed Curve Spreadsheet
Summing up - Feed Curves
Why Do I Need to Create a Feed Curve?
FREE PREVIEWHow Do I Go About Creating a Feed Curve?
Downloadable Feed Curve Spreadsheet - option 1
Downloadable Paper Version of a Feed Curve - option 2
Filling In Your Spreadsheet - Step 1 (option 1)
Step 2 - using the spreadsheet (option 1)
Step 3 - using the spreadsheet (option 1)
Step 4 - using the spreadsheet (option 1)
Filling in the Data on Your Feed Curve Spreadsheet - a step through video
FREE PREVIEWFilling In Your Paper Table - Step 1 (option 2)
Step 2 - using the paper table (option 2)
Step 3 - using the paper table (option 2)
Creating Your Own Feed Curves
What is a nutritional season?
Why do I need to insert my nutritional seasons?
How to Insert Nutritional Seasons Into Your Feed Curve
Define Your Nutritional Seasons - descriptors and guide
Still Not Sure How To Fill In the Table?
Filling in the Data on Your Feed Curve Spreadsheet - a step through video TEMPERATE Nutritional Season example
Filling in the Data on Your Feed Curve Spreadsheet - a step through video TROPICAL Nutritional Season example
Examples of Temperate and Tropical Nutritional Seasons - if you have used the spreadsheet (option 1)
If Using the Paper Template - option 2
Creating Your Own Nutritional Seasons -Temperate climate
Creating Your Own Nutritional Seasons -Tropical climate
The Fundamental Source of Nutrition
Basis of Nutrition
FREE PREVIEWThe Role of Grazing in Nutrition
C3 Plants Versus C4’s Plants
The Difference Between C3 and C4 Grasses
Grass Growth and Phases (Sigmoid Curve)
FREE PREVIEWThe Sigmoid Curve Explained
FREE PREVIEWPlant Growth
Animals Can Starve in Either Phase I or II
Basis of all Nutrition
Linking Grass Phases to the Dung - the best diagnostic tool
Cattle – Phase I Illustration
Cattle – Phase II Illustration
Cattle – Phase III Illustration
Cattle – Phase III plus supplementing nitrogen Illustration
Sheep Phase II Illustration
Sheep Phase III Illustration
Linking Grass Phases to Dung
FREE PREVIEWSupplementation Versus Substitution
Grass Growth and Phases - Sigmoid Curve
Linking Grass Phases to the Dung
Easy to follow, clear, sequential and well-presented information equally suited to a first-timer as a refresher for a long term practitioner- something to le...
Read MoreEasy to follow, clear, sequential and well-presented information equally suited to a first-timer as a refresher for a long term practitioner- something to learn for everyone
Read LessExcellent coverage by text, audio and video. Gives a new perspective on animal needs and how to address them. Highly recommend and will take the full course.
Excellent coverage by text, audio and video. Gives a new perspective on animal needs and how to address them. Highly recommend and will take the full course.
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