ANSC 1120 - Sustainable Animal Husbandry

(CU-SBY)

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 issues in sustainable agriculture, 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 sustainable domestic animal production systems using scientific journal articles.

Outcome 5: Produce a researched outline and debate an agricultural issue of interest in sustainable agriculture.

Outcome 6: Exchange scientific ideas with classmates.

Outcome 7: Synthesize a viewpoint on an issue in sustainable agriculture based on research and discussion.