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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AG 61 | Title:
FEEDS & FEEDING |
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| Full Title:
Feeds & Feeding |
| Last Reviewed:4/5/2018 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Animal feeds; digestion; utilization and assimilation of feeds; metabolism and nutrient requirements of livestock; composition and nutritive values of animal feeds and computation of rations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Not open to students who have completed AG 261.
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Animal feeds; digestion utilization & assimilation of feeds; metabolism & nutrient requirements of livestock; composition & nutritive values of animal feeds & computation of rations.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Not open to students who have completed AG 261.
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The students will:
1. Evaluate common feeds fed to livestock.
2. Know the parts of the digestive system and the differences
between types of animals.
3. Know the nutrients and their function.
4. Calculate the balanced ration for common farm animals.
Topics and Scope
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1. General basis of nutrition.
2. Digestion, absorption, transport, storage of food constituents
in the animal body.
a. digestive tract and digestion
b. absorption
c. transport
d. storage
3. The nutrients and their metabolism.
a. carbohydrates
b. proteins
c. fats
d. minerals
e. vitamins
f. water
4. Measuring the body needs and feed values.
a. measuring the usefulness of foods
b. factors affecting value of feed
c. balancing rations
d. economy in livestock feeding
5. Feeding farm animals.
a. general problems in beef production
b. general problems in dairy production
c. general problems in swine production
d. general problems in sheep production
e. computer use in balancing rations
Assignments:
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Assignments will be taken from periodicals, handouts, and texts.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 40% |
| Essay exams | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| Class performances | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 60% |
| Multiple choice, True/false | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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LIVESTOCK FEEDS AND FEEDING by Church.
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