Note: The comment seen below was written regarding the Equine Nutrition lecture. The purpose of this example is to demonstrate what a good comment looks like. In past semesters, the main problems students have had are 1) writing too much or too little and 2) not clearly labeling questions, comments and links.
1) Questions:
a. Why do so many horses in different disciplines get gastric ulcers?
b. Can you explain the difference between structural and nonstructural carbohydrates a bit more clearly?
c. Can you describe the link between pasture consumption and the risk of laminitis?
2) Comments: I really enjoyed the part of this lecture that described the different feedstuffs used for horses. My family owns a small feed store and we mix some of our own feeds. For as many times as I have helped to make up our custom horse mix, I know understand why we use certain ingredients. The comments about soybean meal as a quality source of protein reminded me of one of the ways that we market our feed. We use soybean meal as a protein source and tell our customers that it will help to build muscle.
3) Interesting Links: I did an internship this summer with Kentucky Equine Research, a really neat equine nutrition consulting company. I also think that the NRC for horses site is interesting.
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3) Interesting Links: I did an internship this summer with Kentucky Equine Research (www.ker.com), a really neat equine nutrition consulting company. I also think that the NRC for horses site (nrc88.nas.edu/nrh/) is interesting.