A comprehensive view of the livestock and poultry industries, including the way the science of biology is used in modern livestock practice, focusing on production, marketing, and distribution.
Prerequisites
None
Student Learning Outcomes
- Recognize the trends in animal and poultry science as they relate to today’s livestock production.
- Identify US and World Regions of poultry and livestock production.
- Recognize the importance of reproduction and its place in the management of the livestock herd.
- Identify essential feed nutrients needed by livestock for proper growth and development.
- Describe proper selection procedures to select breeding stock including judging, pedigrees, and production records.
- Identify grades and grading systems used for live animal and carcass evaluation.
- Learning objectives.
- Identify some of the diseases associated with livestock production in Gila County and Arizona.
- Describe the place of the American horse in today’s society.
- Recognize the importance of reproduction, management, feeding, and selection in the equine industry.
- Recognize the importance of reproduction, management, feeding, and selection in the poultry industry.