Course Number: AG092
Course Title: Swine and Poultry Production

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

The focus of this course is to help students broaden their knowledge on animal health, animal care and management, animal nutrition and marketing.

a. Students will be able to identify animals by species, breed, gender and age classification
b. Students will be able to plan management strategies to provide the required feed, shelter, disease control and reproductive factors
   for efficient livestock production
c. Students will be able to select and/or cull livestock for desired qualities
d. Students will be able to determine marketable stage and value of livestock or livestock products

Specific

On successful completion of the course you will be able to do the following:

a. Define and understand simple animal needs and management
b. Identify and understand classes of animals by breed and by development stage
c. Determine feed for each animal and age group depending on their need
d. Understand reproductive needs and stages of different animal classifications
e. Able to manage a small number of animals on the farm from birth to market