Dairy Production

Moo! See the Curriculum below!

This is a dairy production based course with transcripted credit through NTC.

Week 1

Nutrient contributions of animals

1. Mon/Tues: Read Chapter 1 Notes & Questions (Introduction to Animal Sciences)
Ch1 PowerPoint Notes.
2. Wednesday - Answer study questions 4, 8, 12, 13, and 19 on pages 14-15 (submit chapter 1 questions all at once) 4 points
3.Thursday - Read Chapter 2 Notes & Question (The Value of Animals to Humanity)
Ch 2 PowerPoint Notes
4. Friday - Answer study questions 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 16, 22, 23 on pages 34-35 (submit chapter 2 questions all at once) 4 pts each

Week 2

Nutrient contributions of animals

1. Monday - Read Chapter 3 Notes & Questions -(Factors Affecting World Agriculture Structure) &
Chapter 3 PowerPoint
2. Tuesday - Answer study questions 1-12 on page 53 (submit chapter 3 questions all at once) 4 pts each
3. Thursday/Friday - Assignment: Animal Product Consumption Discussion: 16 pts
Choose 1 of the articles attached regarding animal product consumption throughout the world.
Read the article

1. Summarize the article
2. Summarize your thoughts on the article
3. Post to the discussion board
4. Cite your work using APA formatting
5. Your posting should be a minimum of 350 words

Article Options:
Sustainability of meat-based and plant-based diets article
Meat Continues to Rise article
Developing Countries Dominate World Demand for Agriculture Products article

Week 3

Nutrition, digesting, and nutrient value in feeds for dairy cattle

1. Monday - Read Chapter 4 Notes & Questions (Worldwide Systems of Agriculture Production)
Ch 4 PowerPoint Notes
2. Tuesday/Wednesday- Read chapter 5 Notes & Questions (Introduction to Nutrition). Chapter 5 PowerPoint Notes
4.Thursday- Answer study questions 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 25, 27 on pages 91 (submit chapter 5 study questions all at once) 4 pts each
5. Friday - View video on calculating a simple feed ration using the square method. Use the following link http://youtu.be/yXLR3-1mZwE
6. Friday - View video on understanding feed label. Use the following link (the label is hard to see, so you may want to view in full-screen mode)
http://youtu.be/ytctGyWD_7s
7. For more information regarding understanding a feed label, use the following link.
http://www.cattletoday.com/archive/2008/May/CT1584.shtml

Week 4

Nutrition, Digesting, and Nutrient Value in Feeds for Dairy Cattle
1. Monday - Read Chapter 6. Ch 6 PowerPoint. Answer study questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 29 on pages 108 (submit chapter 6 study questions all at once) 4 pts each
2. Tuesday-Read article on trace minerals for beef and dairy cattle. Dairy Cows Need Adequate But Not Excessive Amounts of Trace Minerals.
3. Wednesday- View the video on Water Management in Dairy Cattle.
http://www.extension.org/pages/72898/dairy-cattle-water-consumption-management
4. Thursday- Catch Up - Shortened Day
5. Friday- No School

Week 5

Nutrition, Digesting, and Nutrient Value in Feeds for Dairy Cattle Animal Health
1. Monday- WDE Prep
2. Tuesday- WORLD DAIRY EXPO Field Trip - Madison, WI
3. Wednesday- Read Chapter 7. Ch 7 PowerPoint. Answer study questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 on page 126 (submit chapter 7 questions all at once) 4 pts each
4. Thursday- Read article on incorporating total mixed ration when grazing
5. Friday-Research TMR Equipment -Submit assignment on Google Classroom.

Week 6

Farm Safety -With Livestock and Equipment
1. Monday-Cutting, merging, harvesting videos. Equipment ID
2. Tuesday/Wednesday -Tractor Safety and Silo/Corn Bin Safety. Students will discuss personal farm injuries and how they could have been prevented.

Week 7

Dairy Cattle Animal Health
1. Monday- Read Chapter 14. Chapter 14 PowerPoint. Answer study questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 on page 281 (submit chapter 14 study questions all at once) 4 pts each
2. Tuesday - National Animal Identification System: 16 pts Read Article 1 and Article 2
Read the articles and post on Google classroom 5 sentence response. Comment on ONE other peer post. (National Animal Identification System Article Comparison)
3. Thursday Block Scheduling- Workday for Mon/Tues Assignment. Choose 1 dairy cattle disease to make a Google Slideshow about- View Google Classroom for more details.
4. Friday - National FFA Convention Motivational Speaker & Worksheet

Week 8

Basic Animal Genetics
1.Monday- Dairy Diseases Sharing
2. Tuesday- Dairy Diseases Sharing
3. Wednesday-Punnett Squares Video and worksheet
4. Friday- Chapter 8 Notes, Chapter 8 PowerPoint. Answer Questions 1, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 35, 36 on page 145-146

Week 9

Basic Animal Genetics
1.Monday- Chapter 9 Notes, Chapter 9 PowerPoint. Discussion NO - Answering Questions questions 1, 5, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18 on page 178-179
2. Tuesday- Ch 9/Ch 10 PowerPoints
4. Thursday- Chapter 10 Notes, Chapter 10 PowerPoint. Heritability & Genetics -Answer Objectives
5.

Week 10

Basic Animal Genetics
Monday -Work day!
Tuesday -Chapter 11 Notes, Chapter 11 PowerPoint -AI Model/Labeling, Pro's/Con's of Rero Techniques
Wednesday- No Class
Thursday-Block Class
Friday-Catch up!

Week 11

11/14
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Breed ID & Selecting Dairy Cattle - Basic Bovine Reproduction
1.Monday-Dairy Cattle Breeds- -30 points. Create a bulleted list of 5 of the major dairy cattle breeds; listing the advantages and disadvantages of each. Make sure you cite your work.
2. Tuesday - Dairy Cattle Judging - Hoards Dairymen
3. Wednesday - Dairy Cattle Judging - Hoards Dairymen (submit contest by tomorrow!)
4. Thursday-Dairy Cattle Judging - Hoards Dairymen, Finished?: Chapter 17 Notes, Chapter 17 PowerPoint. Answer Questions 1, 6, 10, 11 on page 353-354. 16 points.
5. Friday-

Week 12

11-21 Thanksgiving!

Breed ID & Selecting Dairy Cattle - Basic Bovine Reproduction

1.Monday- Breeds and Repro Speaker
2. Tuesday- Catch up from the past 2 weeks.

Week 13

11-28

Breed ID and Selecting Dairy Cattle - Basic Bovine Reproduction
1.Monday-Chapter 12 Notes. Chapter 12 PowerPoint. Answer Questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 16 on page 235 - 24 points.
2. Tuesday -Read Article on Mammary Gland Development & Article on Cow Udder and Milk Secretion
3. Thursday- Udder Lab - Provide an overview of either the development of the mammary glands or the parts of the udder – can be in outline/table/labeled picture.
3. Friday- Udder Discussion

Week 14

Animal Husbandry
1.Monday-Temple Grandin - Links to View:

2. Tuesday-Friday -Temple Grandin Documentary (Classroom DVD).

Complete video reflective worksheet - 50 points
Discuss the important considerations in animal facilities.
Discuss the important considerations in animal handling.

Week 15

Animal Husbandry
1.Monday- Chapters 3 & 4 Book Review - from: Grandin, T., & Deesing, M. (2008) Humane Livestock Handling. Storey Publishing.
2.Tuesday-
3. Wednesday-
4. Thursday- Chapters 3 & 4 Book Review
5. Friday - Quiz on Ch. 4

Week 16

Sustainable Agriculture
1.Monday-Chapter 13 Notes. Chapter 13 PowerPoint. Answer Questions 3, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 21, 24 on pages 257 ( 32 points)
2. Tuesday-Chapter 26 Notes. Chapter 26 PowerPoint. Answer Questions 1,4,6 on page 613 (12 points)
3. Wednesday-
4. Thursday-

Week 17

Sustainable Agriculture
1.Monday- Chapter 27 Notes. Chapter 27 PowerPoint. Answer Questions 1,3,4 on page 639 (12 points)
2. Tuesday-
3. Wednesday-Chapter 28 Notes. Chapter 28 PowerPoint. Give minimum 4 sentence review of chapter (4 points)
4. Thursday- Safe Animal Feed Video
5. Friday

Week 18

Sustainable Agriculture
1.Monday-Chapter 29 Notes. Chapter 29 PowerPoint. Answer 5 questions-you pick - 20 points.
2. Tuesday-Dairy Farm Trips - VDG, NTC, JTP Farms
3. Wednesday-Tour Recap & Quiz, 72 Ways to Make Agriculture Sustainable
Discuss your familiarity with the information in the document 72 Ways to Make Agriculture Sustainable.
4. Thursday/Friday- Sustainable Agriculture
Farm Bill: 50 pts- Research and review current information regarding the farm bill and sustainable agriculture. The following link to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (http://sustainableagriculture.net/) provides information on the various topics around sustainable agriculture and the farm bill. Farm Bill Link, Accomplishments of the Group. Collaboratively as a class discuss ways to make dairy farming more sustainable. Shared Google Doc on Classroom.

Week 19

Final Exam
1.Monday-Review
2. Tuesday- Review
3. Wednesday- Open Book Final (160 points)
4. Thursday-Open Book Final Workday
5. Friday-Open Book Final Workday
Wednesday-Day Field Trip to 4 Farms/Manufacturers (depart 8am, return 3:15pm)