ANSC 1120

Sustainable Animal Husbandry

Course Description

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 2025SU, 2025WI, 2024SU, 2024WI

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.

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