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College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: AG 7
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE Animal Feeds and Feeding
LECTURE HOURS: 3.0
LAB HOURS:
UNITS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: NONE
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
Yes
No
CR/NC Only
NONE
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 26
Max No. Units
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course covers the composition and identification of feeds and their uses in livestock nutrition; the
assimilation of feeds, processing, ration formulation nutrient requirement guidelines, and feeding methods
as well as the use of the microcomputer in balancing rations.
NOTE:
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate
some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or
skills to be attached as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.”
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1.
Identify common feeds in livestock nutrition.
2.
Explain the value of balanced diets for livestock species.
3.
Balance a ration as selected by instructor.
4.
Relate feeds and feeding to the production of milk, growth, and reproduction of farm animals.
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COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
1.
The various food nutrients
6%
2.
Measuring the usefulness of feeds.
6%
3.
Digestion and absorption of food.
11%
4.
Use of fats, carbohydrates and proteins in the body.
7%
5.
Use of minerals in the body,
6%
6.
Use of vitamins in the body.
6%
7.
Feeds, their description and classification.
13%
8.
Factors affecting the value of feeds,
7%
9.
Livestock nutrient requirements.
7%
10. Desirable characteristics of a ration.
9%
11. Formulating rations.
22%
100%
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Animal Nutrition & Feeding
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author: Gillespie
Recommended
Publisher: Delmar
Date Published: 1987
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No. Request for Exception Attached
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception form
must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
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METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why
substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory report(s)
other (specify) _____
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate
because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL
Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the
student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each
hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the
regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the
semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum,
concert, debate, meeting, etc.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
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COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to
independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and
assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
The student will be able to evaluate the various components used in meeting farm animal’s nutritional
needs. The students will be able to formulate a ration for a specific type of farm animal from available
feeds. The student will be able to critique rations being used in livestock production relative to their
appropriateness in meeting the animal’s needs.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
1. Quizzes
2. Final exam
3. Assignments
4. Attendance and participation
GRADE SCALE:
90-l00 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, 0-59 = F
% OF GRADE
30 %
30 %
20 %
20 %