Course Information
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Course Number
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ASI 102D |
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Course Title |
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Principles of Animal Science |
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Delivery Method |
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Distance |
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Catalog Link |
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http://courses.k-state.edu/catalog/undergraduate/ag/asi.html#ASI102
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Credits |
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3 |
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Course Form
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View Course Information Form |
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Specie
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Dairy
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Poultry
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Swine
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Equine
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Sheep
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Beef
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Companion Animal
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Student Performance Objectives
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Students should be able to:
• Interpret the role of animal agriculture in feeding mankind.
• Define terms common to the animal industries discussed in class.
• List examples of interrelationships between animal agriculture and other segments of our society.
• Discuss how practices and products of animal agriculture affect student’s quality of life.
• Identify the basic concepts of genetics, nutrition, physiology, marketing, and management as they relate to
the animal agriculture.
• Differentiate among the various segments of animal agriculture.
• Discuss the most common management systems for the species of animals and poultry found in
American agriculture.
• Name the most common breeds within each specie.
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Course Outline
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I.Importance of animal agriculture in our economy.
II.Animal products
III.Modes of inheritance
IV.Animal breeding
V.Development of breeds
VI.Principles of animal physiology
VII.Principles of animal nutrition
VIII.Management systems
IX.Animal health
X.Marketing animals and animal products
XI.Breeds and management systems for cattle (beef and dairy), swine, horses, sheep, and poultry
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