Feeding and Healthcare of HorsesLaajuus (3 cr)
Code: 9A00BK29
Objective
The student knows the elements which affect the horse's feeding and comprehensive welfare and significance. He is able to estimate the state of the horse's welfare on the basis of the horse's behaviour and the feeding received by it, care and living conditions. The student commands the making of individual feeding plans on the basis of the feed analyses. The student understands the significance of the breeding for the horse's health. The student can report and can make the summary and can look for information about the legislation concerning a horse holding and care and about the current research reports.
Content
The horse's feeding and drawing up of feeding plans. Evaluation of the horse's welfare on the basis of behaviour, handling, living conditions, care, feeding and refining factors. Legislation which is related to the horse's holding and current research results.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student knows:
• to describe to the welfare of the horse of the effect of care, living conditions, a feeding and refining
• to explain the distinctive marks of the horse's species typical behaviour and of the healthy horse
• to make a basic feeding plan to the horse
• to utilise literature and the research reports and look for information about the legislation concerning the horse holding
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student knows:
• to estimate to the welfare of the horse of the effect of care, living conditions, a feeding and refining
• to adapt the feeding measures and refining measures to promote the horse's welfare
• to determine the horse's food requirements and factors affect it
• to make an individual feeding plan on the basis of the results of feed analyses
• to make the summary and to report the research results or from a practical situation
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
• The student knows:
• to analyse the care, living conditions, significance of feeding and refining from the point of view of the horse's welfare
• to draw conclusions on the horse's welfare and health
• to make individual feeding plans to the horses in a separate purpose of use and to estimate the success of the feeding
• to write the analysis report about the evaluation of the horse's welfare in the case case and in the source books based.