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Course description

This course explores issues of animal health, welfare & behaviour. This involves understanding behaviour to predict seasonal patterns of use of the landscape and animal impact; complementary and competitive effects of grazers and browsers and how that can be managed for maximum nutritional impact; digestion and nutrient requirements; pasture growth and nutritive value; the theory and practice of pasture and grazing management to optimise yield & quality of animal products; tools for monitoring nutritional status and strategies for managing nutritional deficiencies. NOTE: The Intensive offering may involve additional costs associated with its offering in a remote location. (Minimum enrolment required: 5 each for External & Internal mode, 8 for Intensive mode)