Los Angeles Pierce
College
Animal Nutrition
Ag 505
(Fall Semester Only)
Professor: Dr. L. S. Shapiro
Office Hours: T 12:35, Tue at 6:30 p.m. by
appointment;
Office: AS4107B
Text: Cheeke,
P. Applied Animal Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding, 3rd Ed., 2005
Shapiro,
L.S. Animal Nutrition, Ag 505, 5th Rev. Ed. 2007
Recommended Texts: Several NRC Guideline Books have been
reserved for
you in the bookstore for students whose interests specialize in
individual
species (i.e. horses, dogs, rabbits).
Course Description: Includes a general study of the constituents
of feed
(carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and water), their
utilization by the animal body, the digestive system, and the processes
of
digestion and assimilation of the various feed constituents. Students
will
participate in ration balancing and feed
identification.
Reference Publications: Farm Journal, Hoard’s Dairyman,
Dairyman,
Feedstuff, National Hog Farmer, Beef, Journal of Animal Science,
Journal of
Dairy Science, Journal of Nutrition, Modern Horse Breeding, Equus, Horse Care,
Large Animal Veterinarian, J.
Agric. Sci., Brit. J of Nutr., J Amer
Vet Med Assoc., Vet Record, J Equine Vet. Sci.,
Science, Theriogenology,
Breed Magazines, Dairy Herd Mgt., Feed Mgt., Vet. Technician.
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 exchange of information via online PowerPoint
lessons, feed samples, and basic math and ration balancing problems.
Please register for Moodle at:
http://online.piercecollege.edu/student_tutorials.html
Please note: I do not give exact dates for lectures. Some classes move quicker/slower than others and the flexibility to adjust the schedule allows for greater student comprehension. You are responsible for reading the entire text before the final exam. Exact reading assignments will not be given but students will be responsible for the material in the text on each of the 3 major exams. You should review all questions in the evaluation section of each chapter following each lecture. Obtain at least 3 students phone numbers for missed assignments or assistance.
Recommended reading schedule:
Lecture Outline
Cheek’s Text
Chapter
Chapter
1
1, 14, 24
2
2 - 10
3
12
4
11
5
18, 19
6
16
7
13
8
17
9
15
10
20 - 23
Methods of Evaluation:
1. Quizzes - given usually at the beginning of the hour (no make-ups - but 10 points are given free to you at the end of the semester).
2. Midterm Exam (2 of them) - each worth 150 points. Dates to be announced in advance.
3. Homework assignments (no late papers accepted) and all work must be shown. Homework practice sets 1, 2, 3 (Practice all three sets).
4. Final Exam (7:00 p.m. on Dec.15, 2009)
5. Extra Credit - visual aides, displays, preserved rumen, others. All must be approved in writing by the instructor in advance. Must be turned no later than Thursday at noon on the 14th week of the semester.
6. Anyone caught cheating on any assignment or exam will receive an automatic FAIL in the course. This may include anyone assisting someone cheating (allowing someone to copy off of your paper). DO NOT CHEAT in my class!!!
7.
Farm – all students are expected to
participate
in the feeding and general care of our farm animals.
Participation in this event will be counted
in your
overall (final) grade. Sign up sheets will be distributed on
week two.
Each student will be required to participate in at least one feeding of
each specie
of livestock (poultry, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, llamas,
horses) during
the semester and have their summary paper signed by our agriculture
assistant
(to verify active participation).
8. Attendance (3 “tardies” = 1 absence, 3 unexcused absences can = a Fail). It is the student’s responsibility to drop any class after the 1st session not the faculty.
9. No cell phones or beepers or other electronic recording or playing devices 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.
Magazine Summary - article should summarize (not plagiarize) an
article
written on any subject on “Animal Nutrition”. If you’re not sure
your
article fits this description check with me first. The article
must be
from a magazine no older than 3 months from the day you hand it in OR
from a
journal no older than 6 months. Examples of such journals are: J
Animal
Science, J Dairy Science, J American Veterinary Medical Association,
Veterinary
Medicine, Veterinary Record, J Nutrition, Veterinary Clinics of North
America,
Science, Canadian J Veterinary Research, American J Veterinary
Research, J
Equine Veterinary Science, J
Medical Ent., Reprod. Disease in Captive and Wild Animals,
British Veterinary J.,
Canadian J Animal Science, Australian Veterinary Practitioner,
Veterinary
Technician, etc. Many of these journals can be
found in
Pierce’s, CSUN, and UCLA’s libraries. In addition, there are
several good
magazines that can start you in the right direction.
The magazine summary MUST be typed and in a folder.
Correct all
“typos” prior to handing it in. This means spelling, grammar,
punctuation, etc. Part of your grade will be based on effort,
neatness,
appearance, thoroughness of coverage, and proper format. Your
summary
should conclude with a blended summary of the subject matter
using at
least three other references (endnote all reference facts). Do
not
include the original article in the blended summary. Use the following
example
in your bibliography: Picolli
A. and A. Bossatti.
Early steroid therapy in IgA neuropathy.
Nephron 1999; 51(2):289-91. The use of endnotes in your blended
summary
should follow the following format: Results from other
experiments
indicate that milk production is unaffected by accelerated growth
before
puberty (Capuco,
125;
Waldo, 302; Jones 16; Snedecor,
56). The numbers indicate the pages in that particular reference
that
this fact was found. The blended summary should go into
further
depth on the same subject and not tell me that you liked or
disliked the
article. If you are not sure what I am asking, ask to see a
copy of
previous summaries. A copy of the original article summarized
should be
included in your report. Do NOT quote - write in your own words
a
summary of the main facts or discoveries (abstract) of the article(s).
The summary is due NO LATER THAN
6:59
p.m. on October 20, 2009. For each minute it is
late, a full
grade will be deducted from the report (in other words; at 7 p.m. an
"A" paper would receive a B). Please turn in your paper prior to the
16th if you think there is a possibility of your getting into a traffic
jam,
your computer freezing up on you, or having a bad hair day. No
late
excuses will be accepted. September 8th at 6:55 p.m. we will
meet at the
library reference desk for a tour of the library and outline assistance
for
your paper.
I do NOT return any magazine summarizations. In order to protect yourself (instructor loss) make a copy for your files. However, I will NOT accept a Xerox copy; only originals are accepted.
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Animal Nutrition is a greatly misunderstood SCIENCE. Most purchasers of companion animal feed either feel the more expensive feeds and supplements are better (because you pay more) or that any commercial dog or cat food will meet their pet’s requirements and you might as well buy the bargain brands. Both of these misconceptions will be addressed this semester.
Professor Jack Barlow taught Feeds and Feeding at
This course will cover the basic principles of animal nutrition, which include identification of common feedstuffs, ration formulations, metabolic disorders, nutrient requirements, deficiencies, and toxicities and review some simple digestive anatomy and physiology. This course will NOT make the student an animal nutritionist, but will, hopefully, provide the necessary tools to research further into this area and to assist the student in basic animal feeding.
I would like to acknowledge the thousands of students who have
taught me
during the past 32 years of my tenure at
Let me end with a paraphrase from Dr. Donald Phelps, former Chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District. Learning is a verb!!!! Three hours of homework (study included) are needed for every hour of class time for college level courses. This is a college level course. The Pierce Pre-Veterinary Club offers free tutoring in Animal Nutrition. Please do not hesitate to ask questions in my classes. Many times these questions help me learn, as well. I do not have all the answers, but I will try to help when I can. Do not put off for tomorrow what you need to study today.
Dr. L. S. Shapiro, Fall 2009
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