Get Smart with Grass: Grazing Management and Animal Nutrition

Gain a comprehensive understanding of managing grazing for livestock or horses.

• Herbivore Digestion
• Nutritional Needs of Grazing Herbivores
• Dietary manipulation to reduce greenhouse gases
• Grazing & Grazing Management
• Introduction to Grassland Management for Horses

This course is aimed at livestock farmers, smallholders, horse owners, agri-advisors and vets. It provides a detailed introduction to managing grazing for livestock and/or horses.

This course is aimed at livestock farmers, smallholders, horse owners, agri-advisors and vets. It provides a detailed introduction to managing grazing for livestock and/or horses.

• Explain the basic principles of ruminant and equine nutrition.
• Describe the effects of seasonality on the nutrient qualities of grasses.
• Discuss approaches to reduce methane production in pasture-based systems.
• Assess different grazing systems and key management strategies that aim to increase grass production and utilisation.
• Compare and contrast approaches to grazing for horses and ruminants.