Program Overview
The Animal Science program provides you the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge required to enter a career in animal science or transfer to a four-year college to continue your education.
You will learn the complete life cycle of beef and swine from pasture to plate, 并在以下方面获得实践技能和知识:
- 解剖学和生理学
- Animal behavior
- Record keeping
- Proper animal care
- Feeding and nutrition
- 生殖与生殖技术
- 生产和农场管理
- 肉类科学/屠宰
Learn from instructors who bring real-world experience from their education, everyday farming, 职业生涯. 教员证书包括:
- 牛肉品质保证(BQA)
- 猪肉质量保证®Plus (PQA Plus)
- 危害分析和关键控制点(HACCP)
- ServSafe
实践学习机会
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靠谱买球app推荐225英亩的农场实验室: Work with beef and swine to learn their complete life cycle and as well as production and farm management.
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肉类实验室:学习如何切肉, process, and grade meat; use meat processing equipment including saw, grinder, stuffer, deli slicers, tumbler, and small smokehouse; and USDA sanitation rules and practices.
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Certification: Students will be certified in BQA, PQA Plus ®, Fear Free ®
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瘘管牛:了解消化系统, and track, test, 并分析食物的消化率和营养.
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Field Trips: Visit meat processing plants and various size farming operations to learn how your skills and knowledge can be applied in a variety of work environments.
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Conferences: Expand your knowledge and leadership skills at the Postsecondary Agricultural Student (PAS) Conference and the Iowa Pork Congress.
- Employment Experience: Gain 320 hours of real-world work experience ensuring you have the skills you need to succeed in your future career.
Capstone Experience
顶点体验整合了课程作业, knowledge, and experiential learning to enable students to demonstrate a broad knowledge of their studies. Hawkeye's Capstone Experience is taught by an Iowa licensed veterinarian.
Transfer Information
An articulation agreement allows you to transfer your Animal Science coursework to the Animal Science/Pre-Veterinary Medicine program at Iowa State University. Hawkeye also has transfer relationships with Northwest Missouri State University, 南达科他州立大学, 以及威斯康星大学普拉特维尔分校.
如果你打算转学,请与一名学生密切合作 program advisor to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.