Designed to be a consumer-oriented elective that covers the use of red meat as a food source. Covers where meat comes from, inspection for wholesomeness, meat grading, safety, identification, processing, selection, preparation, and current issues in meat animal production.

Care and techniques of farm animal management, handling, movement, restraint, and facilities needed for efficient and profitable animal production.

Basic principles of breeding, feeding, and management of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and horses.

Basic principles of breeding, feeding, and management of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, horses and companion animals.

Basic principles of breeding, feeding, and management of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and horses.

Animals play a number of significant and diverse roles worldwide. This course will cover the interdisciplinary field of anthrozoology, or the study of human-animal interactions and the human-animal bond. The historical, cultural, scientific, and economic roles of animals in human societies in the United States and worldwide will be discussed.

Companion animal care with emphasis on nutrient requirements, digestion and absorption, commercial feeds, reproduction, diseases, parasites, behavior, and the animal role in human health and disease.

Companion animal care, with emphasis on nutrient requirements, digestion and absorption, commercial feeds, reproduction, diseases, parasites, behavior, and the animal role in human health and disease.

Regenerative bioscience is an area of research that is focused on developing cures for a broad range of devastating diseases and injuries with no known restorative treatments, such as muscle injury, infertility, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and brain tumors. This course will cover advancements in regenerative bioscience research in both pre-clinical and clinical settings, including research techniques, therapeutic strategies, challenges/ethical constraints, and future directions.

Review of fundamental horse safety and horsemanship to include handling, grooming, equipping, and riding western or hunt seat.

Public concern for animal welfare of agriculture, companion, and laboratory animals continues to rise. This course will provide an overview of modern day concerns and challenges associated with addressing animal welfare issues. Cognition, emotion, and behavior as it relates to animal welfare will also be discussed.

Pleasure horse management, including conformation, breeds, nutrition, reproduction, diseases, behavior, and current issues of the equine industry.