Great Basin College
Course Syllabus
ANSC 105
Course Title: Livestock Production Systems
Credits: 3.0
Semester Offered: Spring 2009
Class Schedule: MW 4:00 to 5:15
Instructor Contact Info: Tracy Shane (Instructor 1/26/09 through 4/6/09)
Office Hours: Mon. 1:00-3:00pm, Wed. 1:00-4:00pm
Office: Lundberg Hall RM 109B
Office Phone: 775-753-2344
Email Address: tracyb@gwmail.gbcnv.edu
Cell Phone: 775-934-5646
Instructor Contact Info: DeLoyd Satterthwaite (Instructor 4/6/09 through 5/18/09)
Office Hours: By appointment
Office Phone: 775-753-5563
Cell Phone: 775-397-8990
Format: Lecture/Presenters/Participation/Field-trips
Course Goals/Objectives
This course is designed to augment and expand upon the information presented in ANSC
100. The course is required for students in the AS and AAS Agriculture degrees. Below
is an outline of topics to be covered within this class. These topics will be covered for
beef, dairy cattle, sheep, and equine.
Course Expectations and Academic Dishonesty
Academic Dishonesty: Each student is expected to be honest in his or her work.
Students will not get outside help for taking exams or quizzes. 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use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another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 words, 3) Facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials are borrowed, unless the
information is common knowledge.”
Attendance: Attending all class sessions and laboratories 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, laboratories 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. Except under preapproved circumstances, laboratories cannot be made up and attendance is required.
Assignments: Course work is due before or at the start of class on the day it is assigned.
Assignments turned in late will drop one letter grade for each day late. This means that
an “A” quality assignment turned in more than 3 days late would receive an “F”.
Laboratories: One lab will be to the NJLS Livestock workshop at the UNR Meats Lab
on Feb 15. Another lab will be a field trip to the Tooele, Utah Sheep and Goat Day, Feb
27-28. Please pre-arrange these dates with your other instructors and your employer to
ensure you can attend this event. Other labs will include a field trip to watch sheep
shearing, and three days/nights of calving heifers at Maggie Creek Ranch. Additional
laboratories, field trips, and guest speakers may be announced during the course.
Adequate time will be given to make arrangements with your other classes. Students not
able to attend labs will be asked to write a 7-10 page paper on a topic of the instructor’s
choice.
Use of computers in this course: This course will make use of WebCampus. To log in,
go to webcampus.gbcnv.edu. Your WebCampus ID is your Great Basin College email
address ID. If you don't have a GBC email address or don't remember your address go to
the Technology Help Desk helpdesk@gwmail.gbcnv.edu, or call 775-753-2167.
Passwords will be sent by mail to students who register for their course(s) 5 days before
the semester begins. If you register after this time or did not receive a letter by mail,
contact the Help Desk as soon as possible.
Your instructors do not have the capacity to help you with computer-technical issues.
You will receive much faster and more knowledgeable assistance from the Help Desk.
Please go to them for technical assistance. You bear the responsibility for getting the
technical aspects of the course to function properly so that you can participate fully.
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.
Expected Learner Outcomes:
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Explain appropriate livestock selection based on
phenotype and genotype as related to each
species and production system.
List production cycles within each of the four
major species of livestock.
Arrange the growth and maturation sequence and
stages within each species.
Identify USDA quality and yield grades as
related to marketing within each species.
Label external, muscular, skeletal and
reproductive anatomy of each species.
Report basic reproduction cycle and sequence of
events per each species.
Describe basic nutritional requirements and
values per each species.
Explain basic animal health issues, including
vaccination protocols per each species.
Practices applying body condition scoring
systems within each of the species.
List critical components and implementation of a
Bio-security program in each phase of
production within each species.
Compare traditional and non-traditional
management and marketing strategies per
species.
Summarize critical components within Livestock
Quality Assurance programs, as specified from
national species organizations and USDA.
List critical components found in “Nevada Beef
Quality Assurance Program.”
Describe each species organizations and
associations on the local, regional, state and
national level as well as the function and role
within livestock production.
Compare and contrast alternative production
cycles and opportunities for beef and sheep.
Learner Outcome
Measurements:
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests, Field Trip
Hands-On application
Final Report
Final Report
Final Report, Written report
Field Trip Hands-on application
Final Report
Final Report
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests
Quizzes and Tests, Written
report
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) Quizzes, Homework, Lab reports
200 pts
B) Student participation
100 pts
C) Research project
100 pts
D) Tests
200 pts
E) Final exam
100 pts
Total Points
700 pts
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%
F = 59% or less
Additional Considerations:
Prerequisite: ANSC 100 Elements of Livestock Production
Required Texts:
Cow-Calf Management Handbook, Publisher University of Idaho (see order link and
online links on WebCampus)
Introduction to Animal Science: global, biological, and industry perspectives, 3rd Edition.
2008. W.S. Damron.
This class will also rely on instructor providing a large amount of material. These
materials will come from synopsis of other text materials, livestock journals, world-wideweb as well as (SPH) “Sheep Production Handbook”, “National Pork Producers
Handbook”, “Horse Industry Handbook” (HIH), and “National Dairy Herd Improvement
Association.”
Field Trips: This class will have field-trips and guest lectures. This course will most
likely have a minimum of two day long and two half-day field trips. Students will be
expected to make every effort to attend these trips. Students will not be able to make up
the materials from these outside activities. A written lab report of each field trip will be
turned in 1-week following the field trip. The instructor will provide a template for the
final project as well as the field trip lab reports.
Final Project: Students will have one major production-based research project within
this class that will encompass research, writing, mathematics, charts/graphs and
presentation. This project will count for 15% of the overall grade. Each component
discussed in class will incorporated into the final project. Students will be allowed to
select the species of their choice for this project.
Course Catalog Description:
Animal Science (ANSC) 105
Livestock Production Systems
This course is designed to instruct students in the various essential production systems in
animal agriculture. These systems will include all aspects of production to include;
reproduction, nutrition, animal preventative maintenance, and treatment delivery systems
of animal health, and environment. Consumer related issues will be discussed, as they
relate to the production of animal agriculture.
Course Schedule:
The class schedule is subject to change with prior notification by instructors
Date
1-26
1-28
2-2
2-4
2-9
2-11
2-16
2-18
2-23
2-25
Week
1
5
EPD’s and sire selection
3-2
3-4
3-9
6
EPD’s and Sire Selection
Midterm 1
Body Condition Scoring systems for each of the
four species
Calving Field Trip – Jon Griggs (tentative)
Sire Management
3-11
3-16
3-18
3-23
3-25
3-30
4-1
4-6
4-8
4-13
4-15
2
3
4
7
8
Subject
Outline general components of livestock
production systems in animal agriculture
External, skeletal and muscular anatomy of
ovine, bovine, porcine and equine
Genotypic and phenotypic evaluation – market
and female selection
No School – President’s Day
Carcass evaluation
Readings/Assignments
Syllabus, Handout
Quiz 1
Handout
Quiz 2
Ch. 5 Shapiro
Quiz 3
Ch. 8 Field and Taylor
CL 840, 1035, 1037,
1038, 1041, 1043, NSIP
EPD Homework
EPD Homework
CL 720, SIH 720-722, F3920, DEFRA 1-12
CL 421, 425, 435, SIH
921-926, Stallion Mgmt
Spring Break – No School
9
10
11
4-20
4-22
12
4-27
13
4-29
Bio-Security components and functions
Food safety, regulations, compliance
Midterm 2
Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior Cont, Chuck Peterson,tentative
DVD - Low Stress handling of all species of
livestock
Marketing of cattle and other species
Sam Mori – Marketing of Cattle (tentative)
Sheep production in Nevada – DeLoyd’s slide
show
Beef, Pork, and dairy “Quality Assurance
Programs – Ron Torell tentative
5-4
5-6
14
Animal Identification, NAIS
5-11
5-13
5-18
15
Animal welfare and animal rights
16
Final exam
Animals as consumers of grain & Animals in
sustainable agriculture
CL 211, 602, Ch. 28
Quiz 5
Ch. 13, SIH 303-309
Quiz 6
BEHAVE readings
CL 791, 792
CL 805, 816, 820, 825,
835
Quiz 7
CL 200
Quiz 8
CL 265, 285, 710, SIH
12-13, HIH 240
Ch. 27
Quiz 9
Ch. 29
Quiz 10
Final Project Due