Livestock Science 101: Exploring Animal Health, Welfare, & Nutrition
Posted 3 months 8 days ago by Aberystwyth University
Explore livestock health and welfare insights for sustainable practices
Understanding the crucial elements of livestock health and welfare is fundamental for any aspiring professional in agriculture. On this course, you’ll delve into the complexities of defining and measuring good health and welfare in livestock.
By grasping these concepts, you’ll be equipped to advocate for practices that enhance animal wellbeing and align with modern sustainability goals, making a positive impact on the agricultural landscape.
Grasp the importance of sustainable food production
Sustainability is at the heart of modern agriculture. By exploring the connections between livestock welfare, health, and nutrition, you’ll be better able to make decisions and implement practices that that progress broader sustainability goals, including building more ethically responsible and environmentally friendly food systems.
Cultivate essential skills in animal nutrition
Animal nutrition plays a pivotal role in livestock production and health. Near the end of course, you’ll learn about the anatomy and function of the digestive system and how different types of feed impact performance.
This will enable you to formulate nutritional strategies that bolster livestock health and efficiency, leading to improved productivity and optimised sustainability in your farming practices.
Contribute to ethical livestock management
With the skills and expertise gained from this online course, you’ll be able to champion ethical practices in livestock management, and feel empowered to make meaningful contributions that plough the agricultural industry – and your career – forward.
This course is designed for anyone interested in livestock management, farming, and agricultural sustainability. No prior knowledge is required, making it ideal for beginners and those seeking to deepen their understanding of animal health, welfare, and nutrition.
This course is designed for anyone interested in livestock management, farming, and agricultural sustainability. No prior knowledge is required, making it ideal for beginners and those seeking to deepen their understanding of animal health, welfare, and nutrition.
- Discuss the complexities of defining ‘good’ health and welfare for livestock and evaluate some of the approaches to measuring these.
- Explain the importance of livestock health and welfare to the sustainability of food production.
- Explain the historic and current focuses surrounding animal welfare and the difference in perspectives across stakeholders.
- Describe the anatomy and function of the digestive system and how feed is fermented in fore or hindgut fermenters.
- Explain how a feed’s nutritional qualities can be anylised
- Describe how nutrition is linked to livestock health and welfare