Los
Angeles Pierce College
Principles of Animal Science
Ag 501
Fall 2009 (section 0137)
Professor: Dr. L.
S. Shapiro
Office: AS4107B. T 12:35, Tue by appointment;
(818-710-4254 or drcows@aol.com)
Required Texts: 1. Introduction to Animal
Science (IAS),
by Shapiro, 2001 Edition
2. Applied Animal Ethics 2nd Edition (AAE), by
Shapiro, 2007
Edition.
Recommended Texts:
1. The Merck Veterinary Manual, 9th Edition.
2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary
3. Pathology and Parasitology for the Veterinary Technician,2nd
Edition by Shapiro, 2010
* Purchase a packet of Scantrons form #882 plus one form #884
Course Description: Provides a broad perspective of livestock
management
problems and decisions that must be made in livestock production.
Covers
the following class of livestock: beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep,
swine,
horses, poultry, llamas, rabbits and ostriches. Topics include breeds,
feeding, and reproduction, livestock
observation assignment, as well as other management
activities. UC:CSU credit with Ag596, Ag 506 or Ag441.
Because every
class moves at a different pace I will not put an exact date for each
lecture,
simply their order. All of the reading assignments should be
completed
before each lesson.
Starting
with the Fall 2009 semester, a portion of this class will be taught
on-line
with “Moodle” or the college’s distant learning program. If you have
not yet
taken a course with Moodle, you will need to register with Moodle and
take a
brief tutorial on how to use the Distant Learning program. We hope to
increase
the hands-on laboratory portion of this class by having you complete
increased
lecture hours at home (on the computer) and spend additional time with
the
college’s poultry and livestock. Please register for Moodle at:
http://online.piercecollege.edu/student_tutorials.html
Tentative
Schedule
Topic
Text
California Agriculture, Introduction, Government
Agencies,
Chapter 1 (IAS)
Crossword
Puzzle Quiz on Chapter One (online through Moodle) Quiz closes Sept. 9th
The Politics of Agriculture,
Taxonomy
Chapter 1-3 (AAE)
pg. 100-108(AAE)
Animal Breeding and Genetics (study
guide for test#1)
Chapter 2 (IAS)
Test #1 (a,b,c) (three quizes this
week all online with Moodle)
pg. 74-75, 121-127 (AAE)
Reproduction and
Nutrition
(review on NDF/ADF)
Chapter 3-4 (IAS)
Parturition
in the Horse
(study guide for test #2)
Test #2 (This
test is by Scantron in the classroom at Pierce)
Elements
of Dairying (learn more about
dairying - click
here)
Chapter 5 (IAS)
Dairy and Meat Goat
Production
Chapter 6 (IAS)
Test #3 (study
guide for test #3) (This
is a 100 point online test through Moodle closing on Oct. 10)
Beef
Production
Chapter 7 (IAS)
Foot
and Mouth Disease ,
Slaughterhouse
facilities
Chapter 9 (AAE) Part
II
(AAE)
Sheep Production, sheep
slaughter terms
Chapter
8 (IAS)
Swine
Production
Chapter 9 (IAS)
Test #4 (study
guide for test #4) (This
test is by Scantron in the classroom at Pierce)
Poultry Production (see Moodle section at http://moodle.piercecollege.edu/
) Chapter 10 (IAS)
Naked Chickens
Equine
Industry
Chapter 11
(IAS)
Chapter 10-11 (AAE), Part II (AAE)
Rabbit
Production (Crossword puzzle quiz online through Moodle closes Dec. 5) Chapter 12 (IAS)
Llama and Alpaca
Industry
Chapter 13 (IAS)
Ostriches (Online Quiz through Moodle
closes Dec. 12th)
Chapter 14 (IAS)
Final
Exam(Comprehensive) on December
17, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
Methods
of Evaluation:
Approximate points
1. Quizzes (5-10) 50-100 (by Moodle)
2. Midterms (100 points each;2 in class, two by Moodle) 400
3. Final Exam 200
4. Attendance –
it is the student's
responsibility to drop a class after the first day of attendance.
Students who
fail to drop will remain on the role and receive a fail in the course.
During
the semester each student will be expected to participate in feeding
and helping to
maintain
our livestock and their facilities. Hours should be arranged, in
advance,
with our agriculture assistants and Dr. Shapiro.
5. Cheating
on ANY assignment will result in
the
automatic failure of the course. This
includes
the assistance in cheating.
6.
Farm Walk - all
students during the spring semester are expected to participate
in the
Department's Farm Walk.
You will become the "Agriculture Ambassadors"
Expected
duties will include:
a.
set-up and taking down of booths and exhibits
b.
running "looking zoo," various department booths, tours
c.
clean-up before and after the event
d.
Fall semester students will participate in preparing poster boards,
informational packets and displays of animal
agriculture.
Participation in this event will
be counted
in your overall (final) grade.
A
minimum of 10 hours of Farm Laboratory duties are expected
during the
semester.
Fall Semester
– all students are expected to help maintain our farm animal
laboratory. This means each student is expected to contribute a
minimum
of 8 hours cleaning and maintaining our farm animal units. Participation in this event will be counted
in your
overall (final) grade. Sign up sheets will be distributed during class.
7. Total points 600-700
8. No cell phones or beepers are permitted on during class
time. If you
are a doctor on call or if you have other emergency situations that
require you
to have your phone on during class time please confer with me at the
beginning
of class so we can make arrangements where you will not disturb the
rest of the
class. Thank you for following this requirement.
9. No tape recorders, or any other electronic recording devices
are
allowed in class.
Extra
Credit Assignments
Any
student can earn up to 35 points
extra credit for turning in individualized work concerning any topic
related to
the course where the student learns and future students learn from the
project. All projects MUST be approved by me in advance! Make sure I initial your
proposed typed outline prior to starting your extra credit
project.
Project must have a start and completion date on the signed paper.
Examples include:
1. Digital photos/ or Powerpoint presentations of various management
procedures
or animal welfare techniques practiced by industry (minimum 40 slides
for 35
points)
2. Wall charts of breeds (all poster boards must be laminated)
3. Pictures (Digital photos or wall charts or PowerPoint presentations)
of
management procedures in the livestock industry
4. Videos or DVDs of the same
5. Tools
or equipment display
6. Environmental enrichment for livestock species
Note:
All of the above must
be self explanatory - so that students can understand the project
without me
explaining it to them. Extra credit assignments must be completed no
later than
the end of the 14th week.
For a printable copy of this syllabus click
here
PRINTABLE
COPY of syllabus of
livestock observation assignment
For Pre-Veterinary majors please print out this list of large
animal skills needed prior to applying to veterinary school.
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