APT7112 / FORAGE CONSERVATION METHODS

Knowledge and Skills Intended for Students to Aquire

Knowledge and Skills Intended for Students to AquireCourse Level
1Learns the importance of roughage conservation methods in maintaining the quality and in animal nutrition and the preservation methods roughage 3
2Knows about the factors affecting feed quality and feed value in roughage conserved with different methods 3
3Knows about harvest and treatment methods of raughage in the field and mechanization 3
4Knows about hay, silage and haylage making methods and factors affecting quality in these preservation methods, 3
5Gains knowledge of feeding forage preserved by different methods to animals. 3
6Gains the ability to decide which forage feed preservation method is to be used in different farm systems3