ANSC 1120

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ANSC 1120
Sustainable Animal Husbandry

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Students completing this course will explore the many roles of domestic animals and the importance of their interdependence with humans as they interview a farmer of their choice, synthesize a viewpoint to represent a topic in sustainability, tour a variety of farms, and discuss a sampling of current animal research topics with animal science faculty visitors. Topics include: domestication, sustainability, companion animals, sheep, goats, swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle, nutrition, genetics, grazing, dairy products, poultry, horses, Third World limited-resource animal systems, and lab animals.


Distribution Requirements (AFS-AG, SCH-AG)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026WI, 2025SU, 2025WI, 2024SU

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will compare and contrast various domestic animal production systems.
  • Students will apply basic knowledge of animal nutrition, genetics, reproduction, and physiology to domestic animal species.
  • Students will practice proper handling of livestock, particularly sheep and horses.
  • Students will use the Cornell library resources to research and critique various perspectives of issues related to sustainable domestic animal production systems using scientific journal articles.
  • Students will produce a researched outline in order to appreciate the multiple perspectives of a given agricultural issue of interest in sustainable agriculture.
  • Students will exchange scientific ideas with classmates during an in-class debate.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - First. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1381 ANSC 1120   LEC 002

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    • W
    • Jun 1 - Jun 18, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Online program students. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/online.

Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Second.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1382 ANSC 1120   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Residential program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/residential for more information.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Commuter program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/on-campus for additional information.

  •  1383 ANSC 1120   LAB 401

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    • TR
    • Jun 22 - Jul 10, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person