Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture APS Animal Science

Description: Introduction to the principles and practices of positive interpersonal relationships for leadership development. Self-awareness, awareness of others, effective interpersonal communication, and the building of trust relationships as a basis for understanding and developing leadership. An experiential approach, field projects and a supervised service project.

Description: Early Field Experience in AED (I II) Required of all Ag Ed Departmental majors. Observing and/or performance of professional skills in agricultural education, extension education, agribusiness, journalism, and leadership.

Description: Required of all Ag Ed Departmental majors. Observing and/or performance of professional skills in agricultural education, journalism and leadership focusing on agribusiness, industry training positions, secondary agricultural education instruction, extension education, advertising, public relations, broadcasting, news-editorial and international agricultural education.

Description: Theory of experiential education to middle school and secondary agricultural education programs, especially leadership and career education. Development of Supervised Ag Experience (SAE), Young Adult/Farmer, FFA and alumni activities, appropriate to the community, school and student needs using electronic technology in learning how to teach Nebraska's agricultural education financial management system. Students will learn the theory of experiential education with examples as development of an (SAE) Supervised Agricultural Experience, alumni activities and other community opportunities.

Description: This course is designed to take a deeper look at youth programs across the country such as 4-H, FFA, FCCLA and many others.

Description: This course is designed to assist students learn how to care and manage livestock (SAE) Supervised Agriculture Experience projects. The students will have the opportunity to work cattle, sheep, swine and goats from selection to show.

Description: This course will provide students the opportunity to develop their "intercultural knowledge and competence" and "information literacy" skills and abilities. It will help them as the transition to college and understand the components of being successful not only during this time, but within the industry. They will formulate life and career goals, skills for academic success, skills for life success, and learn more about NCTA. The impact of their success on the industry will also be at the forefront of discussion points within this course.

Description: A course that deals with current issues facing the livestock industry, production trends, terminology, animal growth, structure & selection, breeds, and development.

Description: Fundamentals of animal biology as it applies to the science of livestock production. Biological principles governing production and consumption of animal products are emphasized in both lecture and laboratory sessions.

Description: A course for first year students designed to help the student practice all of the men's and women's National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) events. This course will be taught through actual practice, video review and guest lectures.

Description: This class will introduce students to horsemanship. Successful completion of this class will prepare the novice rider for basic equation. A survey of feeding, health, and performance will be included with an emphasis on continued safety of horse and rider. Horses are required for this class. If needed, a horse can be provided at a fee. Pre-requisite: ASI 1501 Equine Safety (or take concurrently).

Description: The purpose of this class is to offer a variety of trap shooting programs, encompassing leisure recreation and competitive shooting, including leagues and/or collegiate competition while providing a social network for knowledge and training in the shooting sports. Students will learn firearm safety. Students will become familiar with different firearms, their purpose and mode of action. This class may provide opportunity to earn Nebraska hunter safety card.

Description: Feedlot Practicum I will be in coordination with the Feedlot Systems class. Students will assist with the responsibilities of taking are of the NCTA feedlot. Duties will include feeding the cattle, conducting dry matters on feed ingredients, performing feedlot pen maintenance, monitoring animal health, and maintaining the general appearance of the feed yard and working facilities. Students will work 5-10 hours a week depending upon the number of students signed up for the course.

Description: The main emphasis will be to discuss current trends, problems, or issues related to the feedlot industry. Each profit center of a feedlot will be studied through an internship with a local feedlot. The lab portion will include practical application of common health and processing procedures found in the feedlot industry. It will incorporate low-stress cattle handling, as well as safety procedures. (Pre req: ASI 1253 & ASI 1304)

Description: This course is a comprehensive study of the evaluation of livestock, including beef, lamb, pork, and poultry, and their carcasses and products. This will include study of animal growth and development, measures of animal performance, and use of performance records for selection. Measures of carcass traits and monetary value as well as federal and industry product standards will be reviewed. The relationship to production economics will be considered for all selection processes.

Description: An advanced course in livestock evaluation and judging designed to apply principles learned in ASI 1213. This course will teach and develop written and oral communication skills that enable the student to convey in a brief, concise presentation the results of their decisions. Logical and systematic decision making will be taught. This class will involve extensive field trips to livestock producers and travel to national livestock exhibitions. The livestock judging team will be selected from this class to represent NCTA at intercollegiate competitions. (Pre req: ASI 1213 or instructor permission)

Description: A course for first-year students designed to help the student and their horse learn and practice the skills necessary to be successful in the Collegiate Division of the American Stock Horse Association (ASHA) which includes four events: Stock Horse Pleasure, Trail, Reining, and Working Cow Horse. NCTA was one of the founding institutions of the ASHA Collegiate Stock Horse Versatility Education Program which organizes many of the competitions for the year. Collegiate ASHA has three different rider skill levels which provide each student the opportunity to compete against others at the same skill level whether you are a beginning rider or an accomplished rider. NCTA has a limited number of school horses available by instructor approval. This course will be taught through actual practice, video review, and guest lecture/clinicians.

Description: A study of water, carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins and minerals as they apply to animal utilization. Lab will include problems involving water, protein, and TDN in rations.

Description: This course is a study and application of basic equation principles for the novice rider. Basic handling practices, safety issues, and adapting dressage maneuvers towards Western and English performance is emphasized. "Horses are required for this class. If available, a horse is provided at a fee. Pre-requisites: ASI 1501 Equine Safety and ASI 1161, or instructor permission.

Description: (Pre req: ASI 1501) This course is a study and application of basic equitation principles for the novice rider. Basic horse handling practices, safety issues, and adapting dressage maneuvers towards Western and English performance is emphasized.

Description: Feedlot Practicum II will be a course offered during the spring semester so as to keep the feed yard maintained and operating effectively. Students will assist with the responsibilities of taking care of the NCTA feedlot. Duties will include feeding the cattle, conducting dry matters on feed ingredients, performing feedlot pen maintenance, monitoring animal health, and maintaining the general appearance of the feed yard and working facilities. Students will work 5-10 hours a week depending upon the number of students signed up for the course.

Description: A course that deals with current issues facing the livestock industry, production trends, terminology, animal growth, structure and selection, breeds and development. Upon completion of course, students should be able to do each of the following: 1. Outline the basic management of beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry, swine, and sheep. 2. Describe how biological principles of animal production influence animal management decisions. 3. Study managerial problems and provide feasible solutions given specific resource limitations. 4. Within each livestock industry, explain how the principles of business, nutrition, reproduction, breeding, herd health, and marketing are interrelated.

Description: A continuation of ASI 1213. (Pre req: ASI 1213 and ASI 1222)

Description: A course for second-year students designed to help the student and their horse practice and refine the skills necessary to be successful in the Collegiate Division of the American Stock Horse Association (ASHA) which includes four events: Stock Horse Pleasure, Trail, Reining, and Working Cow Horse. NCTA was one of the founding institutions of the ASHA Collegiate Stock Horse Versatility Education Program which organizes many of the competitions for the year. Collegiate ASHA has three different rider skill levels which provide each student the opportunity to compete against others at the same skill level whether you are a beginning rider or an accomplished rider. NCTA has a limited number of school horses available by instructor approval. This course will be taught through actual practice, video review, and guest lecture/clinicians.

Description: This course trains individuals in the techniques of artificial insemination of cattle.

Description: Meats Evaluation I will be an introductory course where students will learn the basics of meats evaluation so as to compete in the collegiate competition. Students will meet 2-3 times a week in the classroom as well as for field trips to harvest facilities. Meats evaluation, yield and quality grade determination, and the writing of reasons to back up evaluation decisions will all be aspects of this introductory class.

Description: A study of the working horse, emphasizing utilization in the feedlot. Health, nutrition, and proper care of equipment will be covered. Animal safety as well as safety of personnel in the feedlot, will be evaluated. Common lameness problems and hoof trimming will be covered.

Description: This course will introduce first year Equine Industry Management students to hands-on equine activities of care, feeding, grooming, and barn management. Students enrolled in this course will work at the horse barn with the NCTA horses.

Description: This horsemanship safety class will help develop safe habits for horse and rider when on the ground and in the saddle. A format of lectures and actual hands-on handling of horses both on the ground and in the saddle will be used.

Description: An overview of small-scale poultry production for meat and eggs. Topics include species, breeds, management of young and mature birds, housing, pasturing, feeding, breeding, harvesting, food safety, basic health care, and marketing.

Description: This course will focus on the application of management principles and opportunities of the Nebraska sheep and goat industries. Breeding, nutrition, management practices, selection, health, facilities/equipment, predator control, and economics related to a small ruminant operation will be covered.

Description: Individual or group projects in research, literature review, or extension of course work under the supervision and evaluation of a Major faculty member who is willing and available to contract with the student. (Pre req: Approval of project by Instructor, Academic Lead, and Advisor)

Description: A course for second year students designed to help the student practice all of the men's and women's National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) events. This course will involve actual practice and video tape review.

Description: The study of feedstuffs, feed processing, and feed additives. Lab will include feed evaluation, moisture determination and conversion, feed tag interpretation, ration evaluation, and balancing. (Pre req: ASI 1253 recommended)

Description: A study of pasture and range management as it applies to the production system. This class includes the identification of common range plants, and range sites along with determination of range condition from a plant survey. Balanced forage systems are studied including native range, introduced grass pastures, irrigated grass pastures, and the use of annual grasses and crop residues in livestock forage systems.

Description: A continuation of ASI 1312. (Pre req: ASI 1312)

Description: A continuation of Feeds and Feeding with an emphasis on ration balancing for specific classes of cattle and swine. Computer ration balancing will be used. (Pre req: ASI 1253, ASI 2203, AIT 1053 or permission)

Description: A continuation of ASI 2312. (Pre req: ASI 2312)

Description: A course in the principles of genetics and hereditary characteristics applied to livestock production, including production records, selection, and design of mating systems.

Description: This class addresses the study and application of equine and rider maneuvers basic to performance excellence. Students will be expected to show satisfactory progress toward standards of excellence in Western and English disciplines. (Pre req: ASI 1263 or permission, limited enrollment)

Description: Students will acquire skills in intermediate horsemanship (including equitation and training techniques) and green-breaking. Students, with the aid of the instructor, will set and achieve individual objectives.

Description: Large Animal Diseases and Pharmacology is an upper level course designed to increase student knowledge in disease identification and treatment strategies. Students will learn about the basics of immunology, disease diagnosis and treatment, and herd health and bio-security plan construction. There is also component to this course to provide students the opportunity to engage and observe necropsy in various species. Pre req: ASI 1304 Animal Management and one nutrition based course or permission.

Description: This course emphasizes the importance of keeping accurate range production records and how to gather, store and utilize data. It, also, includes an in-depth use of current monitoring techniques used to gather data on rangelands.

Description: This class is designed to give students the experience of creating a sale from start to finish. It includes working with horses to creating the sale catalog.

Description: A study of the light horse production with emphasis on nutrition, reproduction, management, and principle usage of light horses. Courses such as horse production, Equine care, Advertising and Merchandising opens doors to a variety of careers in the horse industry.

Description: This course will introduce second year Equine Industry Management students to hands-on equine activities of care, feeding, grooming, and supervisory barn management. Students enrolled in this course will work at the horse barn with the NCTA horses.

Description: This course of study is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in horse production. The curriculum involves both classroom and applied study primarily aimed at the production aspect of the horse industry. At the end of the program students will be tested to demonstrate competencies needed for success in the chosen area of horse production.

Description: This course is designed for students to develop the skills of marketing seedstock such as cattle, sheep, and swine. Students will learn various methods of preparing seedstock for live/video auctions. The student will have hands on experience of preparing livestock for sale.

Description: This course is an application in basic colt starting principles for the advanced rider. Basic young horse handling practices and safety issues will be studied and applied. (By Permission)

Description: Students will acquire skills in the correction of bad habits and advanced training techniques leading toward an area of specialization. Students, with the aid of the instructor, will set and achieve individual objectives.

Description: Meats Evaluation II will be a more focused course to prepare students for meat evaluation competition. This is when more difficult meat evaluation contests take place, so students will continue to meet 2-3 times a week in the classroom as well as for field trips to harvest facilities. Meats evaluation, yield and quality grade determination, and the writing of reason to back up evaluation decisions will all be aspects of this class, where material covered will build upon what was taught in Meats Evaluation I.

Description: (Pre req: ASI 1304) This course covers physical and chemical aspects associated with structure and composition of meat. Conversion of muscle to meat and principles relative to fresh and processed meats, storage, microbiology, palatability, and nutritive values will be discussed in depth. Hormonal influence on growth, development, and final product will also be covered.

Description: Meat processing is designed to show students how to properly process livestock carcasses. Understanding of HAACP, BQA, PQA, and management of the various species will be stressed. This is a career applied course which could lead to working in the processing industry or owning their own business.

Description: This course will provide an advanced education in understanding the muscles and the biology surrounding the muscles of livestock species for the purpose of providing high quality carcasses.

Description: Livestock Anatomy and Physiology is a combined lecture and laboratory course dealing with the anatomy and physiology of common domestic livestock. The course studies basic tissues utilizing a systems approach to the organs of the body. Also a review of basic cellular biology with the intent of applying it to individual organ tissues is covered.

Description: Livestock Anatomy and Physiology is a combined lecture and laboratory course dealing with the anatomy and physiology of common domestic livestock. The course studies basic tissues utilizing a systems approach to the organs of the body. Also a review of basic cellular biology with the intent of applying it to individual organ tissues is covered.

Description: A study of the anatomy ad physiology of the stallion and mare, the hormones of reproduction, and breeding systems and methods, including artificial insemination. The student will also be introduced to breeding farm management. This is a lecture based, eight week focused course. There is no lab component with ASI 2611.

Description: (Pre req: ASI 2611 Equine Reproduction I) A study and application of anatomy and physiology of the stallion and mare., the hormones of reproduction, and breeding systems and methods, including artificial insemination. In this course a variety of skills are studied and practiced, including such things as utilizing breeding instruments, preparing and conducting stall-side lab diagnostics, the AI process, care of the stallion, mare, and foal, as well as making sound breeding decisions.

Description: An overview of agricultural animal behavior with a particular emphasis in behavior patterns in response to handling and management. Handling techniques to minimize stress and optimize health and welfare will be emphasized. Primary animals will be large ruminants.

Description: (Recommended pre req: ASI 1253 & ASI 2203) The economics, breeds, selection, nutrition, breeding and management of beef cattle. About 20% of the course will be lab.

Description: (Pre req: Anatomy & Physiology w/ 70%; Animal Management; AI of Beef Cattle.) The objective of this course is to promote an understanding of reproductive processes in domestic animals. The students will understand the processes of reproduction in the various livestock species.

Description: The Nebraska Ranch Practicum is a three-season, hands on educational program designed to give the participants the skill and education needed in today's complex ranching industry. This unique class consists of eight, day long sessions, from June through January held at the West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte and the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory near Whitman, Nebraska. Students must register for this class as well as apply and be accepted into the program. This application is available at www.panhandle.unl.edu/ranchpracticum. (Pre req: Advisor permission only)

Description: The internship provides job experience in your field of study at an approved work location. Official agreements are entered into between the student, employer, and the college. The student's internship/practicum includes a mandatory 12-week job placement experience. A written journal plus an oral presentation required upon returning from internship. (Pre req: Approval by Academic Lead)

Description: The internship provides job experience in your field of study at an approved work location. Official agreements are entered into between the student, employer, and the college. Full-time employment for 2 weeks is equivalent to 1 credit hour. A written journal plus an oral presentation required upon returning from internship. (Pre req: Approval by Academic Lead)

Description: Individual or group projects in research, literature review or extension of course work under the supervision and evaluation of a Major faculty member who is willing and available to contract with the student. The student will present his/ her independent study proposal to the Major Academic Lead and faculty for their approval.(Pre req: Approval of project by Instructor, Academic Lead, and Advisor)

Description: Individual or group projects in research, literature review or extension of course work under the supervision and evaluation of a Major faculty member who is willing and available to contract with the student. The student will present his/ her independent study proposal to the Major Academic Lead and faculty for their approval.(Pre req: Approval of project by Instructor, Academic Lead, and Advisor)