2023 Summer Course Info
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Drops and Refunds:
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Fall 2023 Course Information
Advanced Ruminant Nutrition
| University: | North Carolina State University |
| Course Number: | ANS 550 |
| Credit Hours: | 3 credit hours - $600 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: | August 21, 2023 - December 13, 2023 |
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.
Contacts
Instructor
Carrie L. Pickworth
Office: 919-513-0262
clpickwo@ncsu.edu
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Not Required
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 Coleman Simpson 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.
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