Great Basin College
Course Syllabus
Course Title: ANSC 209 Physiology of Livestock Reproduction Credits: 3.0
Semester Offered: Fall 2010
Instructor Name: Tracy Shane
Class Schedule: Lecture – MW 4:00-5:15
Office: Lundberg Hall RM 109B
Office Hours: MW 3:00-4:00pm
Tues 1-4:00pm
Office Phone: 753-2344
Email Address: tracyb@gwmail.gbcnv.edu
Cell Phone: 934-5646
Format: Lectures, labs, presentations, and participation
Course Requirements:
Prerequisite: English 101 Reading Level
Corequisite: ANSC 210 Livestock Reproduction Lab (1 credit)
Required Text: Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition, P.L. Senger
Additional required reading material will be furnished to students throughout the term.
Course Expectations and Academic Dishonesty
Academic Dishonesty: Each student is expected to be honest in his or her work.
Cheating of any kind and plagiarism are both forms of dishonesty. Plagiarism includes,
but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or
unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also
includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency
engaged in the selling of term papers and/or other academic materials. Academic
dishonesty will not be tolerated and may result in a failing grade and/or reporting to GBC
Administration. Please be aware that faculty members have easy access to databases to
double check any student work against published books or internet resources. You are
therefore strongly encouraged to cite published work within quotation marks, e.g.: “As
Dr. Melsin mentioned in his book …” with appropriate referencing, e.g.: (Melsin 1999).
As per Great Basin College policy, plagiarism is defined as:
“Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s words, ideas or data as one’s own. When a
student submits work that includes the words, ideas, or data of others, the source of that
information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references;
and if verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks as well. In
academically honest writing or speaking, the students will acknowledge the source
whenever: 1) Another person’s actual words are quoted, 2) Another person’s idea,
opinion or theory is used, even if it is completely paraphrased in the student’s own
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words, 3) Facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials are borrowed, unless the
information is common knowledge.”
Attendance: Attending all class sessions and labs will be essential for, not only each
student’s success, but the success of the entire class. Students will be expected to be
engaged and participate in all class discussions, class projects, and labs and all student
participation grades will be recorded accordingly.
Absences arranged with instructor prior to missed class may be considered an authorized
absence at the discretion of the instructor. With authorized absences, it is the
responsibility of the student turn in any due assignments prior to the absence, arrange for
any make-up work, and get class notes from another student. In the event of an
unauthorized absence (no phone call to instructor prior to missing class), the student will
not be able to make-up work, quizzes, or tests missed that day.
Assignments: Course work is due on the day it is assigned. Assignments turned in late
will drop one letter grade each subsequent class period. This means that an “A” quality
assignment turned in more than 3 class meetings late would receive an “F”.
ADA Statement: Great Basin College is committed to providing equal educational
opportunities to qualified students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal
laws and regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A qualified student must furnish current
verification of disability. The ADA Officer (Julie G. Byrnes) will assist qualified students
with disabilities in securing the appropriate and reasonable accommodations, auxiliary
aids, and services. For more information or further assistance, please call 753-2271.
Student Learning Assessment:
Assessment Devise: Standard College grading scale will be used. The following items
will be graded accordingly and will carry the assigned grading values:
A) Research Project/Presentation
100 pts
B) Student participation (incl. reading summaries/quizzes) 100 pts
C) Weekly quizzes/homework* (8 @ 10 pts each)
80 pts
D) Tests** (3 tests and 1 final exam @ 100 pts each)
400 pts
Total Points 680 pts
* Your lowest quiz score will be dropped. There will be 11 quizzes total.
**Approximately ¼ of the test material will be derived from assigned readings with the
remainder based on class lectures and field trips.
This syllabus is not a contract.
Passing grades for this course range from “A” through “D”. Grade values are as follows:
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
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F 59% or less
Expected Learner Outcomes:
Learner Outcome
Measurements:
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Quizzes and tests
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Discuss the function of reproductive structures
including the endocrine system involved throughout
estrus, gestation and lactation
Identify the structures of male and female cattle
reproductive tracts
Discuss latest technologies in livestock reproduction
(embryo transfer, sexing semen, etc.)
Explain the process of mammary gland development
and growth
Describe the correct fetal position, delivery process,
approximate timeline and maternal behaviors for
normal parturition
Identify factors that may contribute to dystocia
Describe the hormonal pathway and anatomy and
physiology of milk letdown and ejection
Discuss the factors that affect the onset of puberty
Describe the hormonal pathways for spermatogenesis
Discuss common breeding problems of bovine
Verbally describe a physiological process or situation
and develop learning materials
Quizzes and tests
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Quizzes and tests
Quizzes and tests
Quizzes and tests
Quizzes and tests
Quizzes and tests
Quizzes and tests
Quizzes and tests
Research Project/
Presentation
Course Catalog Description:
ANSC 209 Physiology of Livestock Reproduction
Physiology of Livestock Reproduction is designed to provide students with an
understanding of the process of reproduction in cattle, sheep, swine and horses. This
course will provide information covering both the physical mechanics of reproduction as
well as the endocrine system controlling livestock reproductive process. Various mating
systems will be discussed. Prerequisite: ANSC 100 and English 101 Reading Level.
Corequisite: ANSC 210 Livestock Reproduction Lab (1 credit).
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Course Schedule:
The class schedule is subject to change with prior notification by instructor
Date
8-30
Subject
Review syllabus, course topics, course expectations, pretest
Introduction & Female system
Week
1
9-6
9-8
No class – Labor day
2
Quiz
Ch. 2
Female system
9-13
9-15
Female system
Male system
3
Quiz
Ch. 2
Ch. 3
9-20
9-22
Male system
4
Ch. 3
9-27
9-29
Endocrinology
Endocrinology – Guest lecture David Freistroffer
5
Quiz
Ch. 5
Ch. 5
10-4
10-6
Endocrinology
6
Ch. 5
Ch. 7
10-11
Estrous Cycle
7
Quiz
Ch. 8
10-13
Estrous Cycle
10-18
10-20
Test 2
10-25
10-27
Puberty
Spermatogenesis
9
Quiz
Ch. 6
Ch. 10
11-1
11-3
Spermatogenesis
Reproductive behavior of the male
10
Quiz
Ch. 10
Ch. 11
11-8
11
Ch. 11
11-10
Student presentation – Chapter 11
Detection of estrus in bovine, Aids for detection, Behavior
indicative of estrus, Synchronization of estrus, Record
keeping
Test 3
11-15
Capacitation and Fertilization
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Ch. 12
11-17
Capacitation and Fertilization
11-22
Student presentation – web research
Breeding problems, Reproductive diseases of the female
(bovine, equine, ovine)
Student presentation – web research
Breeding problems, Reproductive diseases of the male
(bovine, equine, ovine)
9-1
Reading
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Test 1
Estrous Cycle
Ch. 9
8
Puberty
Ch. 6
4
13
Quiz
11-24
Lactation
11-29
12-1
Lactation
Student presentation – Ch. 13 Maternal recognition of
pregnancy, pregnancy detection, stages of fetal
development
12-6
12-8
12-13
Ch. 15
14
Quiz
Ch. 15
Student presentation – Chapter 14
Parturition, hormones involved, fetal positions, delivery
process & timelines, maternal behavior for normal
parturition, dystocia
Student presentation – Chapter 14
Placentas, different types of placentas, fetal membranes,
Maternal membranes
15
Ch. 14
Final Exam
16
5
Ch. 14