ANSC 2100

Practical Large Animal Handling

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

The course will introduce students to the fundamental principles of handling and restraint including basic veterinary techniques pertaining to horses, beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, and poultry. Topics include basic animal anatomy and physiology, identifying breeds of various large animal species, breeding techniques, and general husbandry and management practices. This course is designed to enhance the large animal handling skills of animal science students.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: BIOAP 1100 or equivalent.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: first-year and sophomores students, or permission of instructor. 

Outcomes

• Explain the basics of large animal husbandry and management practices.
• Implement large animal handling and restraint techniques safely with various species, including horses, sheep, dairy and beef cattle, chickens and pigs.
• Apply material learned in class to hands-on experience working with and caring for large animals.

When Offered Spring.

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