Equine Nutritionist as a career?

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Do any of you work as an equine nutritionist?

My course at uni will open up a broad spectrum of possible career paths in the future depending on which modules I chose to study in 3rd and 4th year (will have to choose some of these in the next few months). I am just putting feelers out to see whether it is a career worth perusing. I am very interested in nutrition and animal health, and also have heaps of experience both working with horses and with livestock.

Can anyone speak from experience:
-Are equine nutritionists in high demand?
-Will it be difficult to get a job in this sector without being stuck behind a desk in a horsey shop?
-What does the job entail on a day to day basis?
-What is the salary?
 
TheLea-Rig said:
Do any of you work as an equine nutritionist?

My course at uni will open up a broad spectrum of possible career paths in the future depending on which modules I chose to study in 3rd and 4th year (will have to choose some of these in the next few months). I am just putting feelers out to see whether it is a career worth perusing. I am very interested in nutrition and animal health, and also have heaps of experience both working with horses and with livestock.

Can anyone speak from experience:
-Are equine nutritionists in high demand?
-Will it be difficult to get a job in this sector without being stuck behind a desk in a horsey shop?
-What does the job entail on a day to day basis?
-What is the salary?
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The daughter of a friend of mine did a degree in equine nutrition and the last I heard was still struggling to get a job of any description.
 
I would have thought the main avenue for full time employment is with one of the feed companies, and there aren't hundreds and hundreds of those.
 
Not many positions at all. You would probably have to start out with one of the feed companies repping - even then there aren't many positions each year and those there are have hundreds of applications. A good friend of mine was recruiting recently and had to sift through half a rainforest of wannabe equine graduates
 
our local mill that produces animal feed has an equine nutritionist, she is incredibly helpful and produces lots of interesting leaflets etc

I cant see there being much call for them overall though, feed and supplement companies would be your best bet I suppose, I think some companies will quite possibly pay for courses if you can go in at the bottom with them and that would be a good option instead incurring debt by going to uni full time and risking not being able to find a job at the end of it
 
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