Course
Farm Animal Production
Started Jan 25, 2016
1 credit
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Full course description
Course Details
Course Number: 564700CW
Course Type: CATE
Locations Offered: WOHS
Duration:
Department: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Target Audience: All students
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Fees Required: none
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Course Description
This course is an overview for a career involving livestock production in the Southeast. Subjects include basic anatomy and physiology, nutrition, feeds, safe handling, housing needs, behaviors, diseases, parasites, and general management of livestock species, including horses, dairy and beef cattle, hogs, sheep, goats and poultry. The course includes hands-on opportunities for students to work on the school farm with live animals, as well as leadership development, a school-to-work experience, scholarship competitions and FFA.
