Animal Systems-AG1
Essential Questions:
1. How do the system components, historical development, global implications, and future trend influence the animal systems industry?
2. How are anatomical and physiological characteristics used to classify, evaluate, select and manage animals?
3. Why do we evaluate and select animals based on scientific principles of animal production?
Essential Vocabulary: advocacy, amphibia or amphibians, animal domestication, animal environment, animal health, animal industry, animal
marketing, animal nutrition, animal processing, animal production, animal reproduction, animal rights, animal selection, animal services, animal
supplies, animal welfare, animal well-being, aves or birds, back, bacteria, barrow, Billy, biosecurity, boar, bovine, brisket, buckling, bull, calf,
calving, capon, castration, castration, chick, class, colt, companion animal, cow, disease vector, dock, doe, doeling, energy needs, equine, ewe,
family, farrowing, feral animal, filly, flank, foal, foaling, gelding, genus, gestation, health check, heart girth, heifer, hen, hook, jowl, kidding, kids,
kingdom, lamb, lambing, livestock, loin, mammalia or mammals, mare, neutering, order, osteichthyes, ovine, parasite, parturition, phylum, piglet,
pin, porcine, poult, poultry, pullet, rabies, rack, ram, ration, reptilia or reptiles, rooster, rump, service animals, sow, spaying, species, stallion, steer,
stewardship, tom, toxoplasmosis, twist, virus, weather, wildlife, zoonosis
Essential Understanding
The student will demonstrate competence in the application of scientific principles and practices to the production and management of
animals.
AS.01. The student will examine the components, historical development, global implications and future trends of the animal systems
industry.
Students will know….
Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to evaluate the
 there is a history of animal
 identify the origin,
development and
domestication.
significance, distribution
 computer experience
implications
of
animal
and domestication of
 there are important
 basic Math and ELA skills
origin, domestication and
animal species. (WH)
segments of the animal
 basic speaking and
distribution.
industry
that
drive
future
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evaluate and describe
listening skills
trends.
characteristics of animals
 basic collaboration tools
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 it is necessary to provide
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to the animals’
appropriate care for the
environment and led to
well-being of the animal.
Vocabulary:
their domestication. (WH)
 animal domestication
 predict adaptations of
 animal environment
animals to production
practices and
 animal health
environments. (LE)
 animal industry
 define major components
 animal marketing
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animal nutrition
animal processing
animal production
animal reproduction
animal selection
animal services
animal supplies
animal well-being
castration
companion animal
feral animal
livestock
neutering
poultry
ration
service animals
spaying
wildlife
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of the animal industry.
(AAP)
outline the development of
the animal industry and the
resulting products, services
and careers. (AAP)
predict trends and
implications of future
development of the animal
systems industry. (AAP)
AS.02. The student will classify, evaluate, select and manage animals based on anatomical and physiological characteristics.
Students will know….
Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to classify animals
 livestock anatomy can be
 explain how animals are
according to hierarchical
compared to determine
classified using Linnaeus’s
 computer experience
taxonomy and agricultural
quality of characteristics
taxonomical classification
 basic Math and ELA skills
use.
given standards.
system. (AAP)
 basic speaking and
 how to apply principles of
 desired livestock anatomy
 compare and contrast the
listening skills
comparative anatomy and
is determined by intended
hierarchical classification of
 basic collaboration tools
physiology to uses within
use.
the major agricultural
various animal systems.
animal species. (AAP)
 you can classify common
livestock and companion
 how to select animals for
 appraise and evaluate the
specific purposes and
animals on their species,
economic value of animals
maximum performance
age, and sexual state.
for various applications in
based on anatomy and
the agriculture industry.
physiology.
(AAP)
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Vocabulary:
 amphibia or
amphibians
 aves or birds
 back
 bovine
 brisket
 castration
 class
 dock
 equine
 family
 flank
 genus
 gestation
 heart girth
 hook
 jowl
 kingdom
 loin
 mammalia or mammals
 order
 osteichthyes
 ovine
 parturition
 phylum
 pin
 porcine
 poultry
 rack
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explain how the
components and systems of
animal anatomy and
physiology relate to the
production and use of
animals. (LE)
explain the impact of
animal body systems on
performance, health,
growth and reproduction.
(LE)
identify ways an animal’s
health can be affected by
anatomical and
physiological disorders.
(AAP)
compare and contrast
desirable anatomical and
physiological
characteristics of animals
within and between
species. (WH)(AAP)
evaluate and select animals
to maximize performance
based on anatomical and
physiological
characteristics that affect
health, growth and
reproduction. (LE)
create a program to
develop an animal to its
highest potential
performance. (AAP)
assess an animal to
determine if it has reached
its optimal performance
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AS.03. The student will provide for the proper health care of animals.
Students will know….
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to prescribe and
implement a prevention
 computer experience
and treatment program for
 basic Math and ELA skills
animal diseases, parasites
 basic speaking and
and other disorders.
listening skills
 how to provide for the
 basic collaboration tools
biosecurity of agricultural
animals and production
facilities.
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Vocabulary:
 bacteria
 biosecurity
 disease vector
 health check
 parasite
 rabies
 toxoplasmosis
 virus
 zoonosis
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level based on anatomical
and physiological
characteristics. (LE)
reptilia or reptiles
rump
species
twist
Students will understand that…
 health checks are common
and important in animal
production and care.
 there are common vectors of
disease transmission.
 zoonotic diseases are spread
in various ways and passed
between animals and
humans.
 biosecurity has ethical and
economic impacts.
Students will be able to…
 explain methods of
determining animal health
and disorders. (LE)
 explain characteristics of
causative agents and
vectors of diseases and
disorders in animals. (WH)
 evaluate preventive
measures for controlling
and limiting the spread of
diseases, parasites and
disorders among animals.
(WH)
 identify and describe
zoonotic diseases. (WH)
 explain the importance of
biosecurity to the animal
industry. (WH)
AS.04. The student will apply principles of animal nutrition to ensure proper growth, development, reproduction, and economic production
of animals.
Students will know….
Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to formulate feed
 different animals are used
 appraise the adequacy of
rations to provide for the
for different purposes.
feed rations using data
 computer experience
nutritional needs of
from the analysis of
 basic Math and ELA skills
animals.
feedstuffs, animal
 basic speaking and
Vocabulary:
requirements and
listening skills
performance. (LE)
 energy needs
 basic collaboration tools
AS.05. The student will evaluate and select animals based on scientific principles of animal production.
Students will know….
Students will understand that…
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to evaluate the male
 livestock anatomy can be
and female reproductive
compared to determine
 computer experience
systems in selecting
quality of characteristics
 basic Math and ELA skills
animals.
given standards.
 basic speaking and
 how to evaluate animals for
 desired livestock anatomy
listening skills
breeding readiness and
is determined by intended
 basic collaboration tools
soundness.
use.
 how to apply scientific
principles in the selection
and breeding of animals.
Vocabulary:
 barrow
 billy
 boar
 buckling
 bull
 calf
 calving
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Students will be able to…
 select breeding animals
based on characteristics of
the reproductive organs.
(LE)
 evaluate and select animals
for reproductive readiness.
(LE)
 treat or cull animals with
reproductive problems.(LE)
 select a breeding system
based on the principles of
genetics. (LE)
 select animal breeding
methods based on
reproductive and economic
efficiency. (LE)
 select animals based on
quantitative breeding
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capon
chick
colt
cow
doe
doeling
ewe
farrowing
filly
foal
foaling
gelding
heifer
hen
kidding
kids
lamb
lambing
mare
piglet
poult
pullet
ram
rooster
sow
stallion
steer
tom
weather
AS.06. The student will prepare and implement animal handling procedures for the safety of animals,
producers and consumers of animal products.
Students will know….
Students will understand that…
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to demonstrate safe
 animal rights and animal
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values for specific
characteristics. (LE)
perform procedures for
estrous synchronization,
superovulation, flushing,
embryo transfer and other
reproductive management
practices. (LE)
demonstrate artificial
insemination techniques.
(LE)
Students will be able to…
 explain the implications of
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computer experience
basic Math and ELA skills
basic speaking and
listening skills
basic collaboration tools
animal handling and
management techniques.
 how to implement
procedures to ensure that
animal products are safe.
Vocabulary:
 animal rights
 animal welfare
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welfare are different.
understanding of livestock
psychology and proper
handling practices
improve productivity and
animal welfare.
being aware of current
legislation regarding
animal welfare ensures the
protection of the rights of
animals, producers, and
consumers.
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animal welfare and animal
rights for animal
agriculture. (LE)
identify animal production
practices that could pose
health risks or are
considered to pose risks by
some. (LE)
describe how animal
identification systems can
track an animal’s location,
nutrition requirements,
production progress and
changes in health. (LE)
AS.07. The student will select animal facilities and equipment that provide for the safe and efficient production, housing and handling
of animals.
Students will know….
Students will understand that…
Students will be able to…
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to design animal
 facility and attitude
 identify facilities needed to
housing, equipment and
considerations should be
house and produce each
 computer experience
handling facilities for the
made when handling
animal species safely and
 basic Math and ELA skills
major systems of animal
livestock to ensure safety
efficiently. (LE) (AAP)
 basic speaking and
production.
and
efficiency.
 list the general standards
listening skills
(e.g., environmental,
 how to comply with
 basic collaboration tools
government regulations
zoning, construction) that
and safety standards for
must be met in facilities for
facilities used in animal
animal production. (WH)
production.
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AS.08. The student will analyze environmental factors associated with animal production.
Students will know….
Students will understand that…
Prior Background Knowledge
Required:
 how to reduce the effects of
 environmental monitoring
animal production on the
is important to livestock
 computer experience
environment.
producers.
 basic Math and ELA skills
 how to evaluate the effects
 there are several broad that
 basic speaking and
of environmental
should be included in
listening skills
conditions on animals.
environmental monitoring
 basic collaboration tools
programs.
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Vocabulary:
 stewardship
 advocacy
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Students will be able to…
 evaluate the effects of
animal agriculture on the
environment. (AAP) (WH)
 outline methods of
reducing the effects of
animal agriculture on the
environment. (AAP) (WH)
 implement measures to
reduce the impact of
animal agriculture on the
environment. (AAP) (WH)
 identify optimal
environmental conditions
for animals. (AAP) (WH)
 describe the effects of
environmental conditions
on animal populations and
performance. (LE)