Animal Science

 

Course Outline


Welcome to our on-line Animal Science Course!

  This page covers course requirements, grading policy, and other information pertinent to the completion of this one credit course. Students completing Animal Science are also eligible to be a part of our FFA program.

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Dairy Cattle

Beef Industry

Sheep Industry

Swine Industry

Horse Industry

Breeds Notebook

 

Course Requirements:

Required Text: Animal Science, by James R. Gillespie


Students will be required to complete eleven chapter reviews covering selected sections of the required text. Copies of completed reviews must be sent to instructor in order to receive credit. These can be sent as an e-mail attachment.

 

Four proctored tests will be given covering text material. It is strongly recommended that students carefully study chapter reviews before attempting tests. Test 1 will cover chapters 1, 2, 7, and 8. Test 2 will cover chapters 10, 11 and the Beef Industry. Test 3 will cover the remaining chapters. Test 4 is comprehensive and will cover all eleven chapter reviews, as well as the important terms.

In addition, students will be required to complete a breeds notebook. Information for this notebook can be obtained by searching the following site on the internet:  http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/

It is also possible to find additional sites by opening a search engine such as Yahoo or Google, and typing the words "cattle breeds," "dairy cattle breeds," "swine breeds," etc., in the search category.

 

 

 

Points will be assigned as follows:
Chapter Reviews 25%
Exams 50%
Notebook 25%

 

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