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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AGRI 113 - Introduction to Animal Science
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated readiness for college-level English; and Demonstrated readiness for QUANT, TECH, or STEM Path Math Ready.
PROGRAM: Agriculture
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2020
Examines the importance of livestock in the field of agriculture, and the place of meats and other animal products in the human diet.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Define the breadth of animal agriculture.
- Describe major changes in food products and explain how they relate to the characteristics of current animals.
- Apply fundamental concepts of nutrition, reproduction and husbandry to animal needs.
- Identify the classes of nutrients for basic nutrition.
- Describe the components and functions of animal production facilities, specifically for food animals (90%) and to some degree companion animals (10%).
- Explain the effects of international trade dynamics on food, grains and fiber and how they relate to U.S. agriculture.
- Explain the difference between food quality and food safety.
- Describe the most effective methods to avoid or prevent food-borne health problems.
- Use mathematics to solve general agriculture problems in both the field and the laboratory.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Animal agriculture
- Animal nutrition
- Digestive physiology
- Reproductive physiology
- Genetics
- Beef production
- Poultry production
- Swine production
- Dairy production
- Aquaculture production
- Animal health and wellbeing
- Growth and carcass
- Companion animals
- Environment and adaptation of animals
- Food safety
GRADING POLICY
| A |
90-100 |
| B |
80-89 |
| C |
70-79 |
| D |
60-69 |
| F |
0-59 |
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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