Equine Management (EQU) at Blue Ridge Community College


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EQU 136 - Equine Health Care, Nutrition, and Breeding
Covers diseases affecting equine species. Includes symptoms, care and prevention, treatment of major diseases and problems affecting horses, terminology and the application of basic nutritional principles to equine feeding. Includes the evaluation of common feeds for utritional content and formulation into balanced rations. Teaches breeding systems, breeding contracts, and accurate record keeping. Stresses reproductive anatomy, physiology, and horse genetics.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
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