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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AG 62 | Title:
BEEF PRODUCTION |
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| Full Title:
Beef Production |
| Last Reviewed:1/25/2021 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | 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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The beef industry in California, the U.S. and the world in regards to breeds, market classes, grading, feeding, management and marketing will be stressed. Field trips will be made to local ranches and the College Farm.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Beef industry in Calif, the US & the world in regards to breeds, market classes, grading, feeding, management & marketing. Field trips to local ranches & the College Farm.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
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: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2001 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: AG - AS 108L | Beef Cattle Science | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ANSC27 |
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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1. Knowledge of common diseases and parasites and their control.
2. Ability to evaluate beef by production data and live analysis.
3. Student will perform basic managment procedures such as
identification, castration, and dehorning.
4. To demonstrate a knowledge of feeding and reproduction as it
pretains to sound management.
5. Identify minimum of ten breeds of beef cattle and assess their
differences.
6. Basic understanding of types of beef cattle operations.
7. Basic understanding of handling facilities and equipment.
Topics and Scope
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1. Beef Cattle in Agriculture.
a. importance in agriculture economy
b. history and development
2. Economic Factors Affecting Beef Industry.
3. Types and Breeds of Beef Cattle.
4. Methods of Selecting and Improving Beef Cattle.
a. visual appraisal
b. performance records
c. pedigree
5. Beef Cattle Management Practices for Commercial Cow-Calf,
Stocker, Feedlot, and Purebred Herd.
a. calendar of operations
b. feeding
c. skills involved in the industry
6. Fitting Show and Sale Cattle.
7. Records for the Purebred and Commercial Herd.
8. Marketing Methods for Purebred and Commercial Cattle.
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 - 30% |
| Lab reports, Essay exams, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 10% |
| Class performances, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 60% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| 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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BEEF PRODUCTION AND THE BEEF INDUSTRY by Taylor.
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