Livestock Grazing Management

Catalog description

This course is an overview of scientific principles applied in managing grazing livestock species (e.g., beef cattle, horses, sheep and goats) with an emphasis on promoting animal health, plant health and production efficiency. Topics include grazing behavior of livestock, nutritional aspects of pasture, effect of grazing on plant and soil health, plant identification, pasture allocation, pasture systems for each livestock species (beef cattle, horse, sheep and goats), multi-species grazing systems, watering systems, fencing, and economics of grazing. The course will be conducted as hybrid using asynchronous online lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Students will be required to provide their own transportation to lab. Non-scheduled class time for field trips or out-of-class activities is NOT required for this class.