Michigan State University offers an online course covering horse nutrition basics such as nutritional requirements, diseases affecting nutrition, feeding management, evaluating and balancing a ration and how horse behavior factors into feeding. The course, offered at www.myhorseuniversity.com, is estimated to take 8-10 hours to complete and costs $200. The book, Nutrient Requirements of Horses, is a supplement to the course. It consists of information compiled by the Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Horses and the National Research Council. It can be purchased separately from MSU for $99, or as part of a package included with the cost of the course at $280.
The Web site was established to meet the needs of horse enthusiasts who use the Internet to find information.
Michigan State University offers an online course covering horse nutrition basics such as nutritional requirements, diseases affecting nutrition, feeding management
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