As part of nutritionalmanagement of horses you need to know the dietary intake of the horsesthat you manage. As part of the practical class requirements you willundertake pasture evaluation, collection and analysis. Based on thesecalculations you will determine the daily requirement for lacating maresand determine any supplementary feeding required in addition to thepasture that is available to the mares. A detailed document for thisassessment will be provided at the practical class.

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filesupdated The excel is the data we collect from our feeding paddock, andthe data is not completed calculated, you have to calculate and have themean value of each group of data, then compare to the " Feeding valueof pastures for horses", and have a discussion (see the detail in"ANIM3030/7117 Equine Nutrition and Health (Internal and External)2018") Its like a lab report, and here is the instruction PRACTICALCLASSES In these practical classes you will undertake a number ofactivities to assess the quality of pastures. 1. Pasture collectionSamples will be collected from two different pastures used to grazehorses. From these you should be able to determine an estimate of thequantity of pasture available on a per hectare basis. 2. Chemicalanalysis of pasture and concentrate samples The samples will be analysedfor dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), ash, aciddetergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and minerals. Fromthe raw data given in the sheets provided, complete the calculationsfor the different nutrient classes. This data will give a goodassessment of the quality of the pasture. 3. Calculate the daily rationfor a lactating mare Calculate the nutrient content of the pasture andconcentrate. Estimate the amount of available pasture and the daily feedintake of mares with foals at foot that are aged 1 to 4 weeks. We willassume that we have samples a 2h paddock and base our calculation onthat. Determine how many mares with foals at foot you could reasonablygraze on each of the 2 paddocks. You have a concentrate available. Ifyou do feed this how much would you feed and what time of day? Shouldminerals be supplemented? Assume that the mares have free access topasture, weigh 500kg, are in the 1st month of lactation and you need tomaintain them at the same body condition score.