Course Syllabus

AGBS 2205 Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals Lab

Course Description

This laboratory setting allows students to physically examine domestic animal tissues, organs, and systems. AGBS 2200 Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals class is a corequisite for this lab.

Justification

This lab together with AGBS 2200, is a prerequisite class for many upper division animal science classes. It is a major class for pre-vet and animal nutrition students transferring to Utah State University. It gives students the opportunity to see real animal parts and to investigate their location and function as they study animal anatomy and physiology.

General Education Outcomes

1. A student who completes the GE curriculum has a fundamental knowledge of human cultures and the natural world. Students will see, handle animal body parts, organs and systems. Lab discussion and student presentations will focus on the form and functionality of healthy anatomy, organs and systems as it relates to societies need for animal livestock products and animal companionship. Students will be evaluated on their knowledge and identification of parts of the animal and their discussion of the functions of the various parts. Instructor will provide oral and written feedback.
2. A student who completes the GE curriculum can read and research effectively within disciplines. Students will be required to read technical information and apply the information to physically seeing and handling parts and organs and making connections of the organs to an animal’s system. Students will be evaluated on proper use and understanding of anatomical names, terms and functions of animal body parts, organs and systems and instructor will give feedback.
3. A student who completes the GE curriculum can communicate effectively through writing and speaking. Students will apply knowledge from other disciplines including (science, math, business and agriculture) as they observe and evaluate parts, organs, and systems and the connections of organs and systems as they function together for animal health and ultimately business sustainability. Student's ability during class discussions to demonstrate and verbalize connections between disciplines will be evaluated through instructor feedback. The instructor will also provide feedback to facilitate discussions.

General Education Knowledge Area Outcomes

1. (B) Students will complete a lab exercise on a selected animal system and discuss the pros and cons of an unhealthy versus a healthy animal system on growth, efficiency of growth, on the economics of raising livestock, using an interdisciplinary approach. Instructor will provide feedback during and after the discussion.  (B) Students will complete a lab exercise on a selected animal system and discuss the pros and cons of an unhealthy versus a healthy animal system on growth, efficiency of growth, on the economics of raising livestock, using an interdisciplinary approach. Instructor will provide feedback during and after the discussion.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Through seeing and handling of animal organs students will understand the size, shape and function of parts of organs, organs, parts of systems and systems.
2. Students will apply names and terms used in class to actual animal organs and systems.
3. Students will learn through lab experience the complexity of organ physiology as part of the animal systems.

Course Content

In a lab setting students will see and handle various organs and parts of body systems from a variety of animal and livestock species.