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Published	03/06/2025	Why do we feed cattle and horses differently? How do their digestive systems differ?
Published	03/06/2025	Be able to describe the reality of feeding horses
Published	03/06/2025	How much do horses eat (as a % DM) of their body weight on average?
Published	03/06/2025	Can you feed moldy or spoiled feeds to horses?
Published	03/06/2025	What is the minimum amount of roughage you can feed a horse?
Published	03/06/2025	Can horses eat corn silage? How much?
Published	03/06/2025	What is the optimum pasture size for an average horse for 1 year?
Published	03/06/2025	What do foals eat in the first two months of life?
Published	03/06/2025	What is creep feeding?
Published	03/06/2025	When do we start to creep feed foals?
Published	03/06/2025	When do we typically wean a foal?
Published	03/06/2025	What things do we need to do to prepare to wean a foal?
Published	03/06/2025	How should weanlings and yearling look in order to be considered at a healthy weight?
Published	03/06/2025	Be able to list and describe the three things discussed in class that can defective bone growth in young horses.
Published	03/06/2025	What is the minimum amount of forage you can feed to a weanling/yearling?
Published	03/06/2025	How much concentrate do you feed to a weanling/yearling?
Published	03/06/2025	How do we typically feed a horse in maintenance?
Published	03/06/2025	How do we feed a performance horse?
Published	03/06/2025	How do we feed a mare?
Published	03/06/2025	How do you feed a stallion?
Published	03/06/2025	How much water should horses get?
Published	03/06/2025	Should horses have ad libitum access to minerals and salt?
Published	03/06/2025	What are some ways to help horses gain weight?
Published	03/06/2025	How do we feed aging horses differently from mature horses?
Published	03/26/2025	Know the specifics of the equine digestive system (passage rate, emptying rate, stomach size, etc.)
Published	03/26/2025	Are horses designed to eat continuously or to eat meals?
Published	03/26/2025	How does the passage rate/feeding schedule of horses not on pasture relate to overall health? What health conditions are related to this?
Published	03/26/2025	What is voluntary dry matter intake? What are the factors that affect voluntary dry matter intake in a horse?
Published	03/26/2025	What % of their body weight (dry matter) do horses eat per day?
Published	03/26/2025	How much weight is associated with one BCS change in horses?
Published	03/28/2025	How do you calculate DE requirements for horses?
Published	03/26/2025	How do you convert pounds to kg?
Published	03/26/2025	What is a calorie? How do a calorie and a kcal differ? A Mcal?
Published	03/28/2025	How do you estimate body weight in a horse?
Published	03/26/2025	How do energy requirements vary with life stage/work load in a horse?
Published	03/26/2025	How do you know if your horse is getting enough energy?
Published	03/26/2025	How does body condition score change with the time of the year? The breed?
Published	03/26/2025	What are the 6 places that we look at to measure BCS in a horse?
Published	03/28/2025	Be able to calculate how much energy (Mcal) are needed to get a horse to gain body condition score.
Published	03/26/2025	What are the five factors that were discussed that can cause a horse to lose weight?
Published	03/26/2025	How does feeding horses change in cold weather?
Published	03/26/2025	What is the thermal neutral zone in horses?
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