0 or 2 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
This course will provide students with an opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge of dairy cattle management systems, nutrition, reproduction, genetics, milk quality, animal handling, physical farm facilities, manure handling and management, personnel and their financial implications. Students will develop critical analysis skills and apply troubleshooting principles in the identification and resolution of dairy farm management issues in a learning environment that is structured around farm evaluation field trips and case studies.
Learning Outcomes1Increase understanding of dairy farm management systems.
2Integrate knowledge of animal sciences with dairy-specific experiences.
3Highlight opportunities for lifelong learning.
4Foster critical thinking and evaluation skills.
5Promote communication skills.
6Encourage professionalism through tactful delivery of critical analyses.
7Provide critical evaluations of dairy farms as a service to the owners.
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