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Fall 2024 Course Information
Applied Ruminant Nutrition

Course Description
Applied concepts in ruminant nutrition for the practicing agricultural professional. Protein, energy, vitamin and mineral nutrition in relation to the nutritional needs and practical feeding of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, and goats. New developments in feeding systems, feed additives and the prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders. Emphasis on solving problems in case studies. Prerequisite: Animal Nutrition course and background knowledge of Ruminant Animal Management.
Contacts
Instructor

Vivek Fellner
vivek_fellner@ncsu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

TBD


Course Access
 
About one week before NCSU's first day of class (or, if it is close to the start of classes, as soon as the student signs up), campus coordinator Bria Sledge will email individual students a welcome letter with his/her campus Unity ID, student ID number, and temporary password. The email also includes log in instructions for the student’s gmail account and course content.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.


Comments

Prerequisite: Animal Nutrition course and background knowledge of Ruminant Animal Management.

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