Upon completion, students should be able to recognize disease symptoms, recommend treatments, identify preventive steps, and develop biosecurity procedures. Emphasis is placed on waste management practices, environmental laws and issues relating to animal waste, soil and water conservation, and dead animal disposal. Upon completion, students should be able to calculate proper application rates, apply best management practices, and identify methods of animal waste collection, storage, and utilization. This course explores areas associated with livestock production. Upon completion, students should be able to prepare a livestock management program, write a resume, complete an interview, and identify ways to improve community relations.
Emphasis is placed on cattle and swine reproduction.
Upon completion, students should be able to recognize reproductive anatomy, describe hormone function, and be able to breed animals naturally and artificially. Emphasis is placed on management techniques as they relate to brooding, growing, and housing poultry and the environmental needs of various types of poultry. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze and respond to management and production problems as they occur. Topics include breeding, hatching, brooding, and growout procedures for broilers and turkeys. Upon completion, students should be able to perform the fundamental skills required in meatbird production facilities.