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Apr 24, 2024
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ANSC 1120 - Sustainable Animal Husbandry Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
M. Soberon.
Students completing this course will explore the many roles of domestic animals and the importance of their interdependence with humans; appreciate the scope, diversity, and problems related to domestic animal systems; practice using scientific literature to research, and know how to continue learning about sustainable animal systems. This intensive summer course includes 25 hours of lecture and 27 hours of hands-on laboratory/ demonstrations at various field sites and facilities all within a three-week period. Topics include domestication, sustainability, companion animals, sheep, goats, swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle, nutrition, genetics, grazing, dairy products, poultry, horses and draft animals, Third World limited-resource animal systems, toxicology and lab animals.
Outcome 1: Compare and contrast various domestic animal production systems.
Outcome 2: Apply basic knowledge of animal nutrition, genetics, reproduction and physiology to domestic animal species.
Outcome 3: Practice proper handling of livestock.
Outcome 4: Research and critique various perspectives of issues related to domestic animal production systems using scientific journal articles.
Outcome 5: Produce a researched outline and debate an agricultural issue of interest.
Outcome 6: Exchange scientific ideas with classmates.
Outcome 7: Synthesize a viewpoint based on research and discussion.
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