12/4/2024 6:39:58 PM	EQSC 110 Course Outline as of Summer 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  EQSC 110	Title:  EQUINE NUTRITION
Full Title:  Equine Nutrition
Last Reviewed:2/7/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.00			Contact Total	17.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  EQSCI 110

Catalog Description:

In this course, students will learn how to develop a horse feeding program with regard to horse type, level of activity, available feedstuffs, cost factors and basic nutritional requirements. This course will cover feeding for maintenance, growth and reproduction as well as feeding methods.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

In this course, students will learn how to develop a horse feeding program with regard to horse type, level of activity, available feedstuffs, cost factors and basic nutritional requirements. This course will cover feeding for maintenance, growth and reproduction as well as feeding methods.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Evaluate equine feeds and supplements by utilizing feed ingredients and guaranteed analysis.

2. Develop a feeding plan for maintenance, growth, and reproduction.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Explain the use of common feed ingredients.

2.  Evaluate commercially available feeds and hays.

3.  Determine protein and energy required for different classes of horses.

4.  Identify common metabolic or nutritionally related diseases of the horses.

5.  Determine how to feed horses based on body condition score, level of exercise or other health considerations.

6.  Explain the anatomy and physiology of the equine digestive tract.

7.  Apply understanding of the equine digestive anatomy to explain common issues associated with equine nutrition.

Topics and Scope

I. Introduction

    A. Trends in Equine Feed

    B. Classes of horses

    C. Nutrient Requirements

     D. Feeding Myths

    E. Types of Feed

II. Equine Digestion

    A. Anatomy

     B. Disorders of the digestive tract

    C. Nutrient Digestion

III. Feedstuffs

    A. Roughages

    B. Concentrates

    C. Supplements

IV. Nutrition Management

    A. Feed Storage

    B. Feed Preparation

    C. Feed and supplements selection process

         1. Feed tags

         2. Nutritional analyses

    D. Economics

    E. Body condition score

    F. Nutrition related diseases and disorders

    G. Nutrition by class

         1. Maintenance

         2. Stallion

         3. Broodmare

         4. Exercising horse

         5. Foals

         6. Geriatric horses

    H. Ration formulation

Assignments:

1. Weekly reading (15-20 pages).

2. Worksheets (10-15).

3. One class project such as developing or evaluating  rations for horses of different ages and classes.

4. Quizzes (2-3).

5. Final exam.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 25 - 35%
Worksheets
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Class project
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 50%
Quizzes and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 15%
Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Nutrient Requirements of Horses. 6th ed. National Research Council, National Academies Press. 2007 (classic)

Equine Nutrition and Feeding. 4th ed. Frape, David. Wiley-Blackwell. 2010 (classic)

Instructor prepared materials

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