ANSC 2550

Dairy Study Trip to Italy

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

The course is an intensive study trip designed for exposure to a variety of dairy related agricultural production approaches in diverse regions of Italy. Topics will include: dairy management, profitability and the role of culture as it relates to regional cheese production.

When Offered Multi-semester course: Fall.

Fees Field trip fee: TBA.
Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: first-year, sophomore and transfer students in Animal Science/Dairy Management.

Course Attribute (CU-ITL)

Comments Multi-semester course. Students must complete ANSC 2550, ANSC 2551, and ANSC 2552 for a final grade. Trip to Italy will be 8-10 days.

• Describe Italian milk production, cheese production and consumer expectations and compare this to the U.S. perspective on artisanal and local food production.
• Explain resource limitations for dairy production systems in the Italian agricultural system and provide context for that relative to future food production.
• Analyze Italian food production systems and contrast that with the U.S. system.

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