CLE’s and State Content Standards
for Animal Science
Class Description: (prerequisite: Introduction to Agriculture or teacher’s
signature) Available to Sophomores and Juniors. This class will learn the concepts
and skills necessary for careers in animal science and livestock production.
The class will discuss topics revolving around management and operation of dairy,
beef, swine, sheep, poultry, and horse production including the following: Breeds
of livestock, Animal parts and structure, Livestock judging, USDA quality and
yield grades, Meat and Carcass Evaluation, Animal Reproduction, Genetics, Animal
nutrition, and Vet science. Aquaculture will also be studied as students will
be responsible for managing the school’s aquaculture (fish) tank.
An Agricultural Current Event will be due every other Friday with written and
oral evaluation.
A Supervised Agricultural Experience Program (SAE) will be graded as 20% of
the final grade.
Students will work in groups of two and contribute to a research project at
the Haskell Agricultural Research Lab. Students will work directly with Agricultural
Specialists Dr. Mike Brumm (swine) and Dr. Terry Mader (beef).
Text: Modern Livestock and Poultry Production 5th edition, by James R.
Gillespie. Delmar Publishers (1997)
State Content Standards Achieved:
12.4.5 Science: Students will identify essential nutrients for animal
growth, reproduction, maintenance, and performance.
12.4.1 Reading/Writing: Students will take a field trip to Dixon County
Feed lot to discuss animal nutrition, livestock facilities, and equipment.
12.2.1 Math: Students will utilize Pearson square to complete three feed
stuff rations.
12.5.1 Math: Students will take feed samples and interpret analysis results.
12.4.2 Science: Students will select a trait such as hair color in horses
and illustrate gene pairs, genotype and phenotypes of different matings.
12.4.7 Math: Students will make selection of herd replacements from groups
of animals based on expected progeny differences.
Animal Science (continued 2)
12.3.1 Reading/Writing: Students will take a field trip to the Tarbox Hollow
buffalo ranch to identify a well managed range system.
12.2.1 Reading/Writing: Students will apply management principles to
find the best management plan of a specific range map.
12.4.6 Science: Students will identify livestock disease of beef, swine,
and sheep.
Students will describe the life cycles of internal and external parasites of
beef, swine, and sheep.
12.4.7 Math: Students will make selection of herd replacements from groups
of animals for specific case studies based on expected progeny differences and
index values provided.
12.4.1 Science: Students will select animals for given production scenarios
from groups of animals, and study structural faults of live animals.
12.4.21 Social Science: Students will list factors effecting quality
and yield grades.
12.2.1 Math: Students will determine the value of an animal given its
carcass data.
12.2.2 Reading/Writing: Students will present a report on the breeds of
major importance to their chosen situation.
12.1.1 Science: Students will identify breeds of beef, sheep, swine,
and horse.
12.2.1 Science: Students will research the history of selected breeds
of animals.
12.1.6 Reading/Writing: Students will explain the characteristics of
each breed of beef, sheep, swine, and horse.
12.1.1 Reading/Writing: Students will define appropriate nutritional
terminology.
12.4.1 Science: Contrast the ruminant, non-ruminant, and poultry digestive
system.
12.4.15 Social Science; 12.8.1 Science: Students will define terms associated
with animal rights and animal welfare.
12.1.1 Science: Students will identify parts of the reproductive system
of different livestock.
12.4.1 Science: Students will explain the artificial insemination process.
Animal Science: (continued 3)
12.3.4 Science: Students will describe how a recirculating aquaculture unit
works.
12.4.4 Science: Students will describe how the nitrogen cycle of a recirculating
aquaculture unit changes harmful ammonium to nitrate.
12.1.5 Science: Students will test and maintain water quality.
12.4.6 Science: Students will conduct a physiology dissection of a fish.
12.5.1 Math: Students will calculate feeding amounts for size of fish.
12.4.3 Science: Students will explain the history of using tilapia as
a consumed fish.
12.4.6 Science: Students will determine the effects temperature have
on metabolism and respiration of fish.