Foundational concepts preparing students for veterinary practice within cattle and swine production systems. Exploration and evaluation of common management systems to optimize the health and productivity of swine, dairy cattle, and beef cattle. Major drivers of health and production, how they can be measured and managed, and how the veterinarian fits into the management plan will be discussed.
Athena Title
Production Management
Non-Traditional Format
Thirty total contact hours, including lecture, lab, and small group integrative sessions
Pre or Corequisite
Enrollment in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to describe the major drivers of profitability for swine and cattle agricultural enterprises.
By the end of this course, students will be able to recognize high risk times for disease for each species covered.
By the end of this course, students will be able to describe how common preventive management practices affect health and productivity in swine, dairy cattle, and beef cattle.
By the end of this course, students will be able to recognize common measures of animal health and product quality, interpret results, and be able to critique and construct standard operating procedures.
By the end of this course, students will be able to use their knowledge of biology and mechanics to design and appraise animal housing, and its effects on health and production.
Topical Outline
What is production medicine? Food animal veterinary practice models
