ANSC 1120

Sustainable Animal Husbandry

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

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.

When Offered Summer.

• Compare and contrast various domestic animal production systems.
• Apply basic knowledge of animal nutrition, genetics, reproduction and physiology to domestic animal species.
• Practice proper handling of livestock.
• Research and critique various perspectives of issues related to domestic animal production systems using scientific journal articles.
• Produce a researched outline and debate an agricultural issue of interest.
• Exchange scientific ideas with classmates.
• Synthesize a viewpoint based on research and discussion.

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