Animal Science


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Beef

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    Beef

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  • (Program Project Description): Learn about beef cattle parts; Calculate the cost to raise a market beef animal; Learn how to select project animals; Learn how to care for young beef or dairy animals; Learn what kind of records should be kept for animal projects; Learn about beef cattle parts; Find out how to feed beef animals to achieve a reasonable amount of gain; Learn about beef cattle breeds; Learn how to care for beef animals; Learn to make buying decisions based on performance and visual evaluation

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Companion Animal

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    Other Pet or Small Animal

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  • (Program Project Description): Find out what it costs to have a pet; Learn about animal digestion; Learn to keep a pet healthy; Consider career with animals

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    Dog

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  • (Program Project Description): Learn basic skills for dog care and training; Explore dog health, nutrition, care, showmanship, and training; Investigate responsible breeding, diseases, dog roles, and careers

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    Cat

  • (Online Name): AS: Companion Animal (D) Cat
  • (Program Project Description): Learn about cat breed, senses, shows, tricks, signs of illness and health, cat sounds, emergency situations, feeding, special diets, and traveling with cats

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Dairy Cattle

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    Dairy Cattle

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  • (Program Project Description): Explore dairy cattle breeds, select calves, and identify parts; Focus on housing, hay quality, milking, and health; Select cattle through records, promote dairy products, and explore careers

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Goat

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    Goat

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  • (Program Project Description): Learn and practice important life skills, such as decision making, record keeping, marketable skills, planning and organizing, and self responsibility; Demonstrate good care taking of the animals, land, and other resources involved; Help to spread knowledge about meat goat products and the meat goat industry; Learn about breeding meat goats; Learn how to care for meat goats; Learn to make buying decisions based on performance and visual evaluation; Learn about goat parts and breeds; Figure the cost to raise goats; Find out how to care for goats

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Horse

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    Horse

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  • (Program Project Description): Discover the basics of horse behavior, breeds, and safety; Learn about acquiring, selecting, and raising a horse; Build a Financial Plan; Learn basic riding and horsemanship skills; Explore leadership and ethics

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Poultry

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    Poultry

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  • (Program Project Description): Find out how to care for poultry; Select breeding pens; Learn to process a chicken; Learn about poultry breeds;

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Rabbit

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    Rabbit

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  • (Program Project Description): Learn about rabbit breeds; Learn how to care for a rabbit; Learn to tattoo a rabbit; Learn about genetics and rabbit breeding

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Sheep

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    Sheep

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  • (Program Project Description): Learn about sheep parts and products; Calculate the cost of raising sheep; Find out how to care for sheep; Learn about sheep breeds; Find out how to prevent, diagnose and cure sheep health problems; Set production goals for your flock

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Swine

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    Swine

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  • (Program Project Description): Learn about hog body parts; Calculate the cost to raise pigs; Find out how to care for pigs; Learn about pig breeds; Discover how to market products; Find out how to prevent, diagnose and treat swine health problems

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Veterinary Science

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    Veterinary Science

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  • (Program Project Description): Understand animals basic needs; Keep health records; Learn about future veterinary science technology; Take an animal's temperature and pulse; Recognize healthy skin and membranes; Clean and disinfect animals quarters; Study bacteria, viruses and parasites; Learn about diseases relationship to nutrition, stress, heredity and poison; Learn basic disease prevention techniques; Study environmental influences on animal health; Learn about maintaining animal health; Explore veterinary medicine as a career

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