Courtney Heaton
Lecturer
Animal Sciences
(334) 844 1506
cph0032@auburn.edu
Get In Touch
Address:
217 Upchurch Hall
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
Biography
DEGREES EARNED
- 2019 – Ph.D. in Animal and Dairy Science – Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS)
- 2015 – M.S. in Animal Science – Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
- 2013 – B.S. in Animal Science, minor in Business Administration – Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- August 2020 – Present – Lecturer, Auburn University
- January 2020 – August 2020 – Equine Extension Assistant, Mississippi State University
RECENT OR SELECT HONORS & AWARDS
- 2019 – ASAS Josie Coverdale Memorial Graduate Student Research Award
- 2019 – Mississippi State University Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
- 2018, 2019 – Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture Graduate Student Award of Merit Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- 2017 – Present – Present American Society of Animal Science
- 2015 – Present – American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
- 2014 – Present – Equine Science Society
- 2013 – Present – Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture
Research
My past research as focused on equine nutrition and exercise physiology concerning:
- Dietary starch and glycogen replenishment
- Equine fecal microbiome
- Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation
I look forward to pursuing research opportunities with undergraduate students!
Courses
- ANSC 1100 Orientation to Animal Sciences
- ANSC 2050 Introduction to Horse Management and Training
- ANSC 3150 Equine Marketing
- ANSC 3650 Physiology of the Equine Athlete
- ANSC 4050 Horse Production
- ANSC 4450 Equine Nutrition
Publications
RECENT OR SELECT PUBLICATIONS
- Heaton, C. P. 2020. Forage management considerations for horses in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Publication Number P3421.
- Hatcher, J., C. A. Cavinder, C. P. Heaton, L. Figueiredo, A. Holtcamp, and T. Dinh. 2019. Psychological and physical benefits of interactions with horses. J. Extension. 57(3), Article 3RIB6. Available at: https://www.joe.org/joe/2019june/rb6.php
- Cavinder, C. A., E. N. Ferjak, C. A. Phillips, D. D. Burnett, and T. T. N. Dinh. 2018. Review: The importance of overall body fat content in horses. Prof. Anim. Sci. 34:125-32. doi:10.15232/pas.2017-01708
- Phillips, C. A. Forage considerations for horses in the Southeast part II: plants to avoid. Southern Equine Consortium. 3(1):1-2.
- Phillips, C. A., C. A. Cavinder, D. H. Sigler, and J. D. Fluckey. 2017. Effect of various levels of dietary starch on glycogen replenishment in the light working horse. Prof. Anim. Sci. 33(6):729-38. doi:10.15232/pas.2017-01651
- Phillips, C. A. 2017. Forage considerations for horses in the Southeast part I: pasture management. Southern Equine Consortium. 2(3):1-3.