Animal Science 3800 - Sheep

	Lecture (10:10 am Tuesday and Thursday, 334 Morrison Hall)				Laboratory (2 pm Wednesday unless noted otherwise)
Week	Date	Topic	Lecturer	Book pages	Location	Lab group	Topic
1	25 Jan	Pasture to products	MLT		T&R Center Sheep Farm (Bus leaves at 2 pm, sharp)	A&B	Lambing time management activities
	27 Jan	Reproductive systems	DEH
2	1 Feb	Sheep farming objectives	MLT	501 to 546	Livestock pavilion	A	Sheep handling
	3 Feb	Growth & development	MLT	1 to 72	B30A Mann Library - 2:30 start time	B	SheepSim
3	8 Feb	Genetics & selection	MLT	1 to 72	Livestock pavilion	B	Sheep handling
	10 Feb	Genetics & crossbreeding	MLT	1 to 72	B30A Mann Library - 2:30 start time	A	SheepSim
4	15 Feb	Genetics & crossbreeding	MLT		B30A Mann Library - 2:30 start time	A: 2:30 pm to 3:25 pm B: 3:30 pm to 4:25 pm	Sheep flock budgeting
	17 Feb	Meat & marketing Quiz 1 (20 min) sample questions	MLT	602-622
5	22 Feb	Meat & marketing	MLT	602-622	Morrison Hall room B82 (KRR)	A&B	Lamb carcass evaluation
	24 Feb	Feeding	MLT
6	1 Mar	Feeding	MLT	701 to 746	B30A Mann Library - 2:30 start time	B: 2:30 pm to 3:25 pm A: 3:30 pm to 4:25 pm	Feed formulation
	3 Mar	Diet formulation on the basis of fermentable NDF	DEH
7	8 Mar	Breeding management	MLT	901 to 939	B30A Mann Library - 2:30 start time	A: 2:30 pm to 3:25 pm B: 3:30 pm to 4:25 pm	Cewe data base management
	10 Mar	Gestation management Feedback paragraphs	MLT	901 to 939
8	15 Mar	Lambing management Quiz 2 (20 min)	MLT	907 to 908	T&R Center (Bus leaves at 2 pm)	A&B	Feeding sheep, sorting wool, lambing time set up
	17 Mar	Ewe & lamb behavior at parturition	NLP	907 to 908
Spring Break (19 March through 27 March)
9	29 Mar	Health management	MCS	401 to 485	Teaching barn	A&B	AS 3800 ewes (ewe assignments & care)
	31 Mar	Health management Feedback paragraph 1 due	MCS	401 to 485
10	5 Apr	Health management	MCS	401 to 485	CVM Pathology Show & Tell Amphitheater	A&B	Sheep necropsy
	7 Apr	Wool 1	HMH	1001 to 1060
11	12 Apr	Wool 2	MEF	1001 to 1060	Abottoir and meats lab (B91/B88)	A&B	Processing wool Videos Slideshow
	14 Apr	Pasture and forage management SheepSim Report due Feedback paragraph 2 due	GWF	201 to 223
12	19 Apr	Tail docking Finish Reproduction Quiz 3 (20 min)	MLT		T&R Center (Bus leaves at 2 pm)	A&B	Pasture management Slideshow
	21 Apr	Dairy sheep	MLT	101 to 135
13	26 Apr	Dairy sheep	MLT	101 to 135	Teaching barn	A&B	Laboratory practical examination
	28 Apr	Sheep Farming in NZ and NY Slides Handout Feedback paragraph 3 due	MLT
14	3 May	Wrapup Animal Science Student Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday, May 10th at 12:00 noon	MLT		Teaching barn	A&B	Weigh class lambs
	5 May	Wrapup	MLT
Review session for final examination: Sunday 8 May at 7:30 pm in 334 Morrison Hall
Alternate final examination date: Monday 9 May at 10 am in 334 Morrison Hall
Undergraduate Student Recognition Luncheon: Tuesday 10 May at noon in the Livestock Pavilion
Final examination: Thursday 12 May at 2 pm in 146 Morrison Hall
MLT: Dr. Michael L. Thonney, GWF: Dr. Gary W. Fick; MCS: Dr. Mary C. Smith, DEH: Dr. Douglas E. Hogue; NLP: Natasha Pettifor; KRR: Karl Roneker; HMH: Heather Holl; MEF: Meghan Filbert.

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