Biological Animal Science Lesson Plans
Units
1. Biological Sciences in Our Lives
2. Conducting Experiments
3. Summarizing and Reporting Research
4. Genetics and Heritability
5. Animal Reproduction
6. Digestion and Nutrition
7. Animal Health
8. Food Preservation
Relevance
Livestock statistics/ per capita
 21 million employed in agriculture. 400,000 needed a year, w/ 100,000
having agriculture training.
 20% require college degree. 20% production agriculture(farming).
 Less than 2% of the U.S. provides 281 million with food, fiber, textiles.
Doing more with less:
Farm Statistics (2002-2004)
 43% land in Arkansas farm land, 14,500,000 acres
 crop land 9,580,000 acres, forestry 2,370,000 acres, pasture 1,980,000.
 Average farm size 305 acres/ 47,500 farms/ avg. farmer age 55.
 See fact sheet for Benton and Washington County, top exports/revenue.
Population growth trends
Increased efficiencies
Genetics, livability, weight gains, health, processing, fertilizer, soil
conservation
Examples of Biological Animal Science
Gender determination, cloning, GPS tracking, gene selection and engineering
(splicing and mapping), growth hormones (Porcine somatropin PST and Ral-gro),
production hormones(bovine somatotropin BST), pharmaceutical (E. Coli
genetically engineered to produce insulin, until then only source was pancreas
tissue, vaccines and boosters, transgenic (gene inserted in genome).
Livestock Terminology
Beef, dairy, swine, sheep, goats, horse, and poultry terms
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Biological Animal Science
i. Cellular Biology
1. cell, nucleus, chromosomes, DNA, genes,
cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes,
mitochondria, lysosomes, golgi bodies, mitosis,
prophase/metaphase, anaphase/telophase,
meiosis I, meiosis II, gametes, haploid,
ii. Animal Taxonomy
1. 1700 Carolus Linnaeus
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a. Monera, protista, fungi, plantae,
animalia
b. King Philip Called Out For Giant
Sandwiches
c. Binomial nomenclature- genus species
d. Livestock Taxonomy- hogs, cattle,
sheep, horses, poultry
Animal Development
1. Growth curve
2. Muscle
3. Fat
4. Bone
5. Growth hormones- Somatrophin, Beta Agonists,
Sex Hormones (androgen/estrogen)
6. Genetic Selection
Animal Systems
1. Muscular- make-up, tissue, muscle to meat,
meat quality.
2. Digestive- components and types, nutrients,
process.
3. Skeletal- identify and compare
4. Nervous- locate, function
5. Reproductive-traits, cycle, gestation, lactation,
AI, embryo transfer, superovulation, gender
preselection
6. Respiratory- components, function
Genetics and Heritability
1. Qualitative and Quantitative
2. Recessive and Dominant
3. Genotype and Phenotype
4. Homozygous and Heterozygous
5. Breeding Systems
6. Heritability- selection
Ethology: Animal Health
1. Behaviors: maintenance, social, learned
2. Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights
Animal Science Facts, Application, and Management
1. Livestock specs.: body temp, market weight,
meat, feed intake, etc.
2. Breeds, traits, and dominance
3. Feeding Programs, parasites, disease, housing,
marketing
Food Preservation
1. smoking, curing, dehydrating, freezing,
packaging, pasteurizing.