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Animal Science-Dairy Herd Management
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By the end of this unit, students will be able to…-         Summarize the steps involved in proper animal management immediately after a cow has had a calf.-         List the symptoms of Johne’s and describe ways in which a newborn calf could become infected with Johne’s Disease.-         Summarize the method(s) of prevention and treatment for an animal with Johne’s.-         List the symptoms of scours; describe ways in which a newborn calf could become infected with scours.-         Summarize the method(s) of prevention and treatment for an animal with scours.-         Summarize the steps involved in proper management of calves that are 4 days old to 2 months old.-         Calculate how much milk a calf should be fed each day based on its birth weight.-         Summarize the steps involved in proper animal management of fresh cows.-         List the symptoms of mastitis and describe ways in which a cow could become infected with this disease.-         Summarize the method(s) of prevention and treatment for an animal with mastitis.-         Summarize the processes and factors involved with the Milk Letdown Reflex and describe the importance of oxytocin and cortisol in regards to this process.-         Describe how milk should be properly handled and stored once it is collected from the cow.-         Define Somatic Cell Count (SCC) and explain its importance to producing a high quality food product.-         Define each of the following: heritability; PTA; STA; EBV; sire summary; genetic base.-         Summarize how a PTA, STA, and EBV are similar and dissimilar.-         Explain how STA scores are calculated and summarize what they mean.-         Use given PTA & STA scores for various traits to summarize the genetic value of bulls.-         Use a sire summary to analyze the genetic potential value of a bull.-         Summarize how the information in a sire summary is generated by describing the process of conducting genetic evaluations.Define each of the following: a.  In Vitro Fertilization    b.  Embryo Transfer   c. Genomics

Subject:
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Material Type:
Module
Author:
Jennifer Russell
Date Added:
08/14/2018