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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
AG 60 | Title:
BASIC ANIMAL SCI |
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Full Title:
Basic Animal Science |
Last Reviewed:2/13/2023 |
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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Livestock industry in the United States and California, its importance in agriculture and the national economy; breeds, termin- ology, phases and cycles of production for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. Importance and use of the basic sciences in the livestock industry.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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The contribution of animal agriculture to the nation's food supply and economy; breeds, terminology, phases and cycles of production for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry. Importance and use of the basic sciences in the livestock industry.
(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: | Fall 2018
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Area: | C
| Natural Sciences
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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 1981 | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
CID Descriptor: AG - AS 104 | Introduction to Animal Science | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ANSC20 |
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 management practices of farm animals health,
nutrition, genetics, and reproduction.
2. Identify minimum of six common breeds of beef, sheep, horses,
hogs, dairy, and poultry and assess their differences.
3. Analyze the functions and advantages of different livestock
enterprises in relation to demographics.
Topics and Scope
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1. Livestock Industry.
a. general
1. terminology
2. functions of a livestock enterprise
3. advantages of livestock farming
4. species; production, and descriptive cycle of production
of each
b. U.S.
1. major agriculture regions of U.S. and rank of each
species.
2. numbers of livestock in U.S.; comparison with other
countries in production of livestock and products.
3. meat consumption in U.S.
c. California.
1. major regions in California and types of livestock
2. numbers of livestock in California
3. consumption and production of each type of
livestock
4. factors affecting amount of production possibilities
of expansion or reduction of production competition
from other sources
2. Principles of Livestock.
a. phases and types of production
b. management
c. establishing the entrprise
d. breeds and breeding - genetics and physiology
e. feeds and feeding - nutrition and chemistry
f. health - anatomy and physiology
g. marketing - economics
h. product - food technology
3. Practices of Livestock Production - Applied Skills.
a. phases, types, and cycle of production of each species
1. swine
2. poultry
3. sheep
4. beef
5. dairy
Assignments:
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Students will be required to:
1. Reading asignments that will average 30 pages per week.
2. Writing assignments, worksheet, study guide, class notes
that will average 7 pages/week.
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, Reading reports, Essay exams | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 10 - 25% |
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams, WORKSHEETS | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 15 - 25% |
Performance exams | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 50 - 90% |
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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SCIENTIFIC FARM ANIMAL PRODUCTION,by Robert E. Taylor and Ralph Bogart,
1993.
THE SCIENCE OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, by Blakely and Bade, Sixth Edition,
1994
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