Maricopa Community Colleges  EQS215   20046-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/25/04
EQS215 20046-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Feeding Programs for Production and Performance
Explores the feeding and care of the equine in various stages of production, growth and performance. Identifies specific nutritional needs of each class of equine and formulates feeding programs based on these specific needs. Prerequisites: EQS200 or permission of department.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EQS215   20046-99999 Feeding Programs for Production and Performance
1. Identify and evaluate the care and maintenance requirements of the idle horse. (I)
2. Identify and evaluate various feeding programs for horses in light, moderate and heavy work. (II)
3. Identify and understand nutritional needs of horses participating in distance and endurance events (III).
4. Identify specific nutritional needs of breeding stallions. (IV)
5. Assess the nutritional requirements of broodmares during various stages of gestation. (V)
6. Evaluate the nutritional requirements of the young and growing horse. (VI)
7. Identify and evaluate the cause and treatment of digestive and respiratory health problems. (VII)
8. Identify and evaluate the special needs of the geriatric horse. (VIII)
9. Explain diet evaluation and the formulation of feed preparations for horses in various stages of production and/or performance. (IX)
10. Describe developmental orthopedic diseases in young horses and identify nutritionally based and management causes. (X)
11. Identify toxic plants and describe their effects on horses. (XI)
12. Identify and explain feed related poisoning in horses. (XII)
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EQS215   20046-99999 Feeding Programs for Production and Performance
    I. Feeding and Care of the Idle Horse
        A. Maintenance rations
        B. Weather conditions
      II. Feeding and Care of the Working Horse
          A. Light work
          B. Moderate work
          C. Heavy or strenuous work
        III. Feeding and Care of Horses for Athletic Performance
            A. Sprinting
            B. Middle distance
            C. Endurance
          IV. Breeding Stallion Feeding and Care
              A. Off-season
              B. During breeding season
            V. Broodmare Feeding and Care
                A. First and second trimester of pregnancy
                B. Third trimester of pregnancy
                C. Nursing mare
                D. Barren mare
              VI. Growing Horse Feeding and Care
                  A. Schedules
                  B. Herd feeding
                  C. Creep feeding
                  D. Age
                  E. Work load and type
                VII. Feeding and Care of Horses with Health Problems
                    A. Digestive health problems
                    B. Respiratory health problems
                    C. Other health problems
                  VIII. Feeding and Care of the Geriatric Horse
                      A. Teeth problems
                      B. Disease problems
                      C. Special needs
                    IX. Diet Evaluation, Formulation and Preparation for Specific Types of Horses
                        A. Amounts to feed
                        B. Proportions to feed
                        C. Use of National Research Council (NRC) feed tables
                        D. Use of Pearson's Square
                      X. Developmental Orthopedic Diseases in Horses
                          A. Epiphysitis
                          B. Angular limb deformities
                          C. Wobbler syndrome
                          D. Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
                        XI. Plant Poisoning of Horses
                            A. Common toxic plants
                            B. Effects
                          XII. Feed Related Poisoning of Horses
                              A. Fescue
                              B. Moldy corn
                              C. Botulism
                              D. Blister beetle
                              E. Gossypol
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