Principles of Animal Science Syllabus

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Principles of

ANIMAL SCIENCE

Second Semester, 2014Central Luzon State University

Instructor: Fiorello B. Abenes, Ph.D., 2014-2015 US Fulbright Professor

Description: Basic scientific fundamentals of livestock production, including feedingand nutrition, reproductive physiology, selective breeding, health, management, and

marketing of major and minor species.

Course Objectives: The student will develop a basic understanding of the role oflivestock in agriculture. The course will introduce basic concepts and principles ofanimal nutrition, growth, health, behavior, reproduction, and genetics, as well aspractical commercial applications, such as ration formulation, disease prevention,artificial insemination, genetic selection, and crossbreeding systems.

Student Learning Outcomes: The student will acquire a basic understanding of theconcepts and principles of animal science. Student Learning Outcomes include:

To develop a basic understanding of the role of livestock in the animal industries.This objective will be assessed by a quiz and specific questions on the firstexamination. It is expected that students will score > 70% of the questionscorrectly.To apply knowledge and integrate concepts about the science of: animal feeding,growth, health, reproduction, and breeding and genetics, and their practicalapplication. This objective will be assessed by quizzes and specific questions on thesecond and third examinations. It is expected that students will score> 70% of thequestions correctly.

Methods of Evaluation and Grading Procedures: Weekly pop quizzes (100 points),

three one-hour examinations (300 points total), and one comprehensive finalexamination (100 points), totaling 500 points. Do not assume that there will be acurve.Quizzes will cover material only since the last quiz or exam from lectures andlab. Students are strongly encouraged to always be well prepared for quizzes andexams.

(1.0 = >90%, 2.0 = 80-90%, 3.0 = 70-80%, 5.0 = 60-70% standard grading scale).


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Final Exam Date: To be Announced

Methods of Instruction: Lectures, guest speakers, group discussions, slidepresentations.

Required Text: Cunningham, M., Latour, M.A., and D. Acker. 2005. (7

th

Ed.). PearsonEducation, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ. A student of this institution is not under anyobligation to purchase a textbook from a university-affiliated bookstore. The sametextbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an onlineretailer. However, be sure when ordering to use this ISBN number: 1-256-17188-3.

Suggested Readings: Any additional reading materials will be made available onreserve at the library and announced in class.

Useful Websites for Study and(or) Research Materials:

Beef Improvement Federation- Manual for national beef herd genetic improvementBreeds of Livestock- Oklahoma State UniversityHeifer International- A private, world hunger organizationKing Ranch- The official website of the King RanchNational Academy Press- Livestock nutrition manuals

Course Topic Outline:

1. Animal Agriculture (Chapter 1)

2. The Animal Industry (Chapter 2)

3. Nutrients and their Sources (Chapter 3)

Exam I

4. The Digestive and Metabolic Systems (Chapter 4)

5. Nutrition of Non-Ruminants (Chapter 5)

6. Nutrition of Ruminants (Chapter 6)

Exam II

7. Animal Growth and Carcass Composition (Chapter 9)

8. Animal Health (Chapter 12)
http://www.beefimprovement.org/http://www.beefimprovement.org/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breedshttp://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breedshttp://www.heifer.org/http://www.heifer.org/http://king-ranch.com/http://king-ranch.com/http://www.nap.edu/index.htmlhttp://www.nap.edu/index.htmlhttp://www.nap.edu/index.htmlhttp://king-ranch.com/http://www.heifer.org/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breedshttp://www.beefimprovement.org/


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9. Physiology of Reproduction (Chapter 14)

Exam III

10. Genetics (Chapter 17)

11. Heritability and Genetic Improvement (Chapter 18)

12. Mating Systems (Chapter 20)

Final Exam (This exam is also comprehensive; questions from all chapters will beasked.)

Tentative List of "Laboratory Sessions" (held in AG auditorium unless

otherwise noted):

Global Animal Agriculture (slide presentation)Domestication of Cattle (DVD)Ag Farm Tour (field trip)Nutrition Lab with Dr. Doreen Kinkel (AG auditorium/Nutrition Lab)Digestive Anatomy and Function (videos)Ration Formulation using the Pearson Square Method and Computer SoftwareTour of King Ranch FeedlotGrowth Lab (PPT presentation, 205-day adjusted weaning weight worksheet, video)Feeder Classes and Carcass Evaluation (including video of Sam Kane's) with Dr.

Tanner MachadoAnimal Health Lab (videos)Artificial Insemination/Embryo Transfer/Parturition (videos)Genetics Lab (Part I) - Punnett Squares/PPT presentation on Coat Color GeneticsGenetics Lab (Part II) - Quantitative Genetics (PPT presentation/video)Genetics Lab (Part III) - Livestock Breeds Identification (PPT presentation)

Policies for Attendance, Excused Absences, Make-up Quizzes and Examinations:

Regular attendance is required for satisfactory completion of the course. According touniversity policy, excessive absences -- three consecutive absences or eight in total --will result in the student being officially removed from the course. It is the student'sfull responsibility to obtain information from any missed lecture or lab, whetherexcused or unexcused. A "Bonus" of 10 points will be awarded to students with aperfect lab attendance record. Also, as a common courtesy to other students, if youare late to class please quietly enter the classroom from the rear door and a take aseat in the back row.


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There are no make-ups for missed exams or quizzes. For any reason, including if thestudent is participating in a university- sponsored event, s/he or a family member orfriend is expected to contact Dr. Lukefahr ideally BEFORE an exam or quiz is missed(barring medical emergency). Also, the student should confirm the missed quiz orexamination with Dr. Lukefahr in person at the next class session and present a

printed document to confirm the reason for the absence.

The last day to drop the course with an automatic Q grade is October 30, 2014. Thisis the student's responsibility to Q the course by this date. No Q's will be issued by theprofessor after this date.

In addition, cell phoneuse is prohibited in the classroom. This is university policy.Cell phone use is a distraction to the student, to others in the classroom who aretrying to learn and to the professor who is giving the lecture. The student will bewarned the first time, and then deducted 10 points from their total grade for thesecond offense. If the problem persists, the student will be reported to the dean of

students.

Disability Statement:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute thatprovides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among otherthings, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learningenvironment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disability. If youbelieve you have a disability requiring an accommodation please contact the DisabilityResource Center (DRC) as early as possible in the term. DRC is located in the Life Serviceand Wellness building at 1210 Retama Drive , or call (361) 593-3024.

Academic Misconduct Statement:

You are expected to adhere to the highest academic standards of behavior and personalconduct in this course and all other courses. Students who engage in academicmisconduct are subject to university disciplinary procedures. Make sure you are familiarwith your Student Handbook, especially the section on academic misconduct, whichdiscusses conduct expectations and academic dishonesty rules.

Forms of Academic Dishonesty:

1) Cheating: Using unauthorized notes or study aids, allowing another party to do ones

work/exam and turning in that work/exam as ones own; submitting the same or similarwork in more than one course without permission from the course instructors; deceptionin which a student misrepresents that he/she has mastered information on an academicexercise that he/she has not mastered; giving or receiving aid unauthorized by theinstructor on assignments or examinations.


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2) Aid of academic dishonesty: Intentionally facilitating any act of academic dishonesty.Tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of a scheduledtest.

3) Fabrication: Falsification or creation of data, research or resources, or altering agraded work without the prior consent of the course instructor.

4) Plagiarism: Portrayal of anothers work or ideas as ones own. Examples includeunacknowledged quotation and/or paraphrase of someone elses words, ideas, or data asones own in work submitted for credit. Failure to identify information or essays from theInternet and submitting them as ones own work also constitutes plagiarism.

5) Lying: Deliberate falsification with the intent to deceive in written or verbal form as itapplies to an academic submission.

6) Bribery: Providing, offering or taking rewards in exchange for a grade, an assignment,or the aid of academic dishonesty.

7) Threat: An attempt to intimidate a student, staff or faculty member for the purpose ofreceiving an unearned grade or in an effort to prevent reporting of an Honor Codeviolation.

Please be aware that the University subscribes to the Turnitin plagiarism detectionservice. Your paper may be submitted to this service at the discretion of the instructor.

Other Forms of Academic Misconduct:

1) Failure to follow published departmental guidelines, professors syllabi, and other

posted academic policies in place for the orderly and efficient instruction of classes,including laboratories, and use of academic resources or equipment.

2) Unauthorized possession of examinations, reserved library materials, laboratorymaterials or other course related materials.

3) Failure to follow the instructor or proctors test-taking instructions, including but notlimited to not setting aside notes, books or study guides while the test is in progress,failing to sit in designated locations and/or leaving the classroom/ test site withoutpermission during a test.

4) Prevention of the convening, continuation or orderly conduct of any class, lab or classactivity. Engaging in conduct that interferes with or disrupts university teaching, researchor class activities such as making loud and distracting noises, repeatedly answering cellphones/text messaging or allowing pagers to beep, exhibiting erratic or irrationalbehavior, persisting in speaking without being recognized, repeatedly leaving andentering the classroom or test site without authorization, and making physical threats orverbal insults to the faculty member, or other students and staff.


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5) Falsification of student transcript or other academic records; or unauthorized access toacademic computer records.

6) Nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other universityrecords.

7) Any action which may be deemed as unprofessional or inappropriate in the professionalcommunity of the discipline being studied.

Non-academic Misconduct:

The university respects the rights of instructors to teach and of students to learn.Maintenance of these rights requires campus conditions that do not impede theirexercise. Campus behavior that interferes with these rights will not be tolerated;examples include

1) interfering with the instructor's ability to conduct the class,

2) causing inability of other students to profit from the instructional program, or

3) any interference with the rights of others.

An individual engaging in such disruptive behavior may be subject to disciplinary action.Such incidents will be adjudicated by the Dean of Students under non-academicprocedures.

Ongoing behaviors or single behaviors considered distracting (e.g., coming late to class,performing a repetitive act that is annoying, sleeping or reading a newspaper in class,

etc.) will be addressed by the faculty member initially either generally or individually.Cases in which such annoying behavior becomes excessive and the student refuses torespond to the faculty members efforts can be referred to the Dean of Students. In thecase of serious disruptive behavior in a classroom the instructor may first requestcompliance from the student and if it is not received, an instructor has the authority toask the student to leave the classroom. If the student fails to leave after being directedto do so, assistance may be obtained from other university personnel, including UniversityPolice Department. An individual engaging in such disruptive behavior is subject todisciplinary action. Such incidents will be adjudicated by the Dean of Students under non-academic procedures to determine if the student should be allowed to return to theclassroom.

Harassment/Discrimination:

Texas A&M University-Kingsville will investigate all complaints that indicate sexualharassment, harassment, or discrimination may have occurred by the facts given by thecomplainant. Sexual harassment of anyone at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is unacceptableand will not be tolerated. Any member of the university community violating this policy willbe subject to disciplinary action. A person who believes he/she has been the victim of sexualharassment, harassment, or discrimination may pursue either the informal or the formal


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complaint resolution procedure. A complaint may be initially made to the complainantsimmediate supervisor, a department head, any supervisory employee, the Dean of Students(593-3606), or the Office of Compliance (593-4758). Regardless of who the complaint is filedwith, the Compliance Office will be notified of the complaint so it can be investigated.

Six-drop Policy:

The following provision does not apply to students with Texas public college or university credits prior to

Fall 2007. TheTexas legislature has enacted a limit to the number of course drops allowed to a studentwithout penalty. After a student has dropped six courses, a grade of QF will normally be recorded foreach subsequent drop. If you need additional information on Senate Bill 1231 and how it affects you,

please contact the Registrars Office in College Hall, Room 105.

Students are referred to the Student Handbook for more detailed information.

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