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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
16 lecture hours.............................................................. 1 credit hour Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.
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2.00 Credits
16 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.........................2 credit hours Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AGEQ1401 32 lecture hours + 112 laboratory hours...................... 4 credit hours Students will develop skill development necessary to fit and groom Livestock in preparation for competition or as a tool in marketing. Includes proper aspects of feeding, working, and grooming with hands-on activities assigned. This class meets five days a week, in addition to weekends.
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4.00 Credits
48 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.........................4 credit hours An overview of anatomy and physiology as it relates to animal health. Topics include disease symptoms, basic immunology, diagnosis, prevention, and control of infectious and non-infectious diseases of animals.
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4.00 Credits
48 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.........................4 credit hours An overview of the beef cattle industry. Topics include the organization and operation of beef cattle enterprises, selection breeding, reproduction, health, nutrition, management, and marketing.
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2.00 Credits
16 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.........................2 credit hours A course to train a person to artificially inseminate cattle. In addition to spending many hours learning the inseminating technique itself, various management practices to ensure a successful overall program will be presented. These subjects include handling of frozen semen and equipment, reproductive problems and diseases, heat detection, cycle control, nutrition and methods of bull evaluation for maximum genetics and conformation progress.
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2.00 Credits
16 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.........................2 credit hours A course to train a person to pregnancy test cattle. The pregnancy examination involves a rectal palpation of the reproductive tract for signs of pregnancy, or to determine open or non-pregnant females.
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3.00 Credits
48 lecture hours.............................................................3 credit hours Study of the role and application of feed nutrients and additives. Topics include comparative aspects of digestion, absorption, and metabolism of nutrients. Emphasis on identification of nutrient requirements and formulation of dietary feeding regiment.
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4.00 Credits
48 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.........................4 credit hours The principles of soil characteristics, properties and development. The relationships between crops and soils; practical use and conservation of soil and water and economic use of fertilizers.
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4.00 Credits
48 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.........................4 credit hours Study of the production and management of forage crops and pastures including establishment, fertilization, weed control, grazing systems, hay, seed production, and harvesting.
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