Certificate in Ruminant Nutrition
This Level 6 Certificate in Ruminant Nutrition has been designed to develop your understanding of the factors affecting ruminant digestion.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- specify suitable diets for livestock depending on their nutrient requirements,
- understand the impact nutrition on efficiency of production
- appraise ingredients for use in ruminant diets.
Who should attend this course?
This course is a must for anyone providing advice on ruminant nutrition, working in the feed industry or operating as a commercial ruminant nutritionist.
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Course Content
This course will cover the following areas:
- Ruminant digestive tract anatomy and energy and protein metabolism
- Nutrient requirements of ruminant animals
- Use of grazed grass as a feed for ruminants
- Understanding feed analysis and use of reports
- Feed formulation
Course Structure
The course will be delivered over a total of 8 days comprising 4 x 2 day training blocks. To allow for a range of ruminant enterprises to be assessed by course participants it will be necessary to hold the course in a range of venues.
Awarding Body
QQI | Level 6 Component Certificate
Fees
The fee for this Level 6 Certificate in Ruminant Nutrition is €850 for non-members and €750 for Teagasc ConnectEd members. Fees are eligible for tax relief. Payment can be made during online registration.
Cancellation
Cancellations up to three weeks prior to the course commencing will be given a full refund. Thereafter, no refunds will be made.
Register for the course
Registration for the 2025 Level 6 Certificate in Ruminant Nutrition is now closed. We are now taking expressions of interest for the next course intake.