Undergraduate Degree

Livestock Industries

Program:
Livestock Industries
Plan Code:
LIVS1_ATCT
Program Level:
Undergraduate Certification
Award Type:
Technology Certificate
College:
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department:
Agricultural Technology Institute


Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:

Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.


College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Institute of Agricultural Technology

Programs
Livestock Industries

The Livestock Industries program provides students with the expertise and hands-on skills that are directly applicable to managing a livestock operation. Students explore focus areas of livestock production, from animal reproduction to nutrition and feeding, to anatomy and physiology. Upon completion of the program, graduates often lead successful careers as farm owners; herdspeople; livestock production managers; nutritionists and feed specialists; equipment sales or services managers; and pharmaceutical sales or service professionals.

Requirements for Livestock Industries

Students must complete 48 credits from the following:
1. All of the following courses (27 credits):
AFRE 130 Farm Management I 3
ANS 110 Introductory Animal Agriculture 3
ANS 110L Introductory Animal Agriculture Laboratory 1
ANS 111 Livestock Industries Seminar 1
ANS 201 Animal Products 3
ANS 203 Principles of Livestock Feeding 2
ANS 295 Structure and Function of Livestock 2
AT 45 Agricultural Communications 2
AT 71 Technical Mathematics 2
AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology 3
CSS 101 Introduction to Crop Science 3
CSS 110 Computer Applications in Agronomy 2
2. One of the following Livestock Clerkships (2 or 3 credits):
ANS 115 Meat Technology Clerkship 3
ANS 122A Feedlot Clerkship 2
ANS 122B Beef Cow Calf Clerkship 2
ANS 151 Poultry Production Clerkship 2
ANS 162 Sheep Production Clerkship 2
ANS 171 Swine Clerkship 2
3. Two of the following Livestock Management courses (6 credits):
ANS 134 Dairy Production I 3
ANS 222 Introductory Beef Cattle Management 3
ANS 252 Introduction to Management of Avian Species 3
ANS 262 Introductory Sheep Management 3
ANS 272 Introductory Swine Management 3
4. Complete 12 or 13 credits in the college as approved by the program coordinator in the Institute of Agricultural Technology.