2020 Courses

  • Summer Session 2020 courses will be added throughout the winter.
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Course description

This course is only offered in the Summer Session.

Students completing this course will explore the many roles of domestic animals and the importance of their interdependence with humans; appreciate the scope, diversity, and problems related to domestic animal systems; practice using scientific literature to research issues in sustainable agriculture, and know how to continue learning about sustainable animal systems. This intensive summer course includes 25 hours of lecture and 27 hours of hands-on laboratory/ demonstrations at various field sites and facilities all within a three-week period. Topics include domestication, sustainability, companion animals, sheep, goats, swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle, nutrition, genetics, grazing, dairy products, poultry, horses and draft animals, Third World limited-resource animal systems, toxicology and lab animals.

Outcome 1: Compare and contrast various domestic animal production systems.

Outcome 2: Apply basic knowledge of animal nutrition, genetics, reproduction and physiology to domestic animal species.

Outcome 3: Practice proper handling of livestock.

Outcome 4: Research and critique various perspectives of issues related to sustainable domestic animal production systems using scientific journal articles.

Outcome 5: Produce a researched outline and debate an agricultural issue of interest in sustainable agriculture.

Outcome 6: Exchange scientific ideas with classmates.

Outcome 7: Synthesize a viewpoint on an issue in sustainable agriculture based on research and discussion.

Classes

Summer 2020: Ithaca campus

Section ID:ANSC 1120 001-LEC
Number:1309
Class dates:June 22-July 10, 2020
Time / room:M-F 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM / TBA
Credit:3
Related:ANSC 1120 401-LAB

Summer 2020: Ithaca campus

Section ID:ANSC 1120 401-LAB
Number:1310
Class dates:June 22-July 10, 2020
Exam date:TBA (see Final exams)
Time / room:TWR 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM / TBA
Credit:0
Grade:Student option
Instructor:TBA
Max. enroll:30
Related:You will be auto-enrolled in ANSC 1120 001-LEC
To enroll:To enroll, complete and submit a course enrollment form and your payment to the Summer Session office. For more information, see enrollment and registration. Please note that late registration fees may apply.

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