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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AG 64 | Title:
DAIRY PRODUCTION |
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| Full Title:
Dairy 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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Dairy industry in California, U.S. and the world; dairy breeds, develop- ment of dairy herds, selection, feeding, reproduction, milking, merchandising and raising of replacements. Commercial and purebred operations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Dairy industry in California, the U.S., the world; dairy breeds, development of dairy herds, selection, feeding, reproduction, milking, merchandising, and raising of replacements. Commercial and purebred operations.
(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 112L | Dairy Cattle Industry / Dairy Cattle Science | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ANSCI29 |
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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Student will:
1. Understand common diseases and parasites and their control.
2. Have ability to evaluate dairy animals by production data and live
analysis.
3. Perform basic management procedures such as dehorning,
identification, and vacinating.
4. Demonstrate a knowledge of feeding and reproduction as it
pertains to sound management.
5. Identify all breeds of dairy cattle and assess their differences.
6. Have basic knowledge of housing and milking facilities and
equipment.
Topics and Scope
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1. History in development and importance of dairying in the World,
UlS., and California.
2. Study of types of dairy farms found in California.
3. Study of development of modern breeds of dairy cattle.
4. Methods used in development of a dairy herd.
a. selection
b. methods of obtaining dairy cattle
c. financing
5. Care of cow before and after freshening.
6. Feeding and managment of dairy calves from birth to six months
of age.
7. Care, feeding, and management of animals six months to two years
of age.
8. Milk marketing in California.
9. Study of modern dairy equipment.
10. Study of modern milking procedures.
11. Study of dairy cattle breeding.
a. artificial insemination
b. reproductive problems
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
10 - 25% |
| Written homework, Lab reports, Essay exams | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
40 - 60% |
| Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
5 - 10% |
| Class performances, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
5 - 10% |
| 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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DAIRY CATTLE PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, PROBLEMS, AND PROFITS; BATH
PUBLISHERS: LEA AND FEBIGER, 1985
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