Large Animal Veterinary Science Curriculum
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 (Jan 18) - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to the course
Tuesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Lab Safety Quiz
Friday: Intro to the Supervised Career Experience
Week 2 (Jan 22) - Health and Disease - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Swine (PDF) - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Swine - Presentations
Wednesday: Health and Disease Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Disease Lab
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 3 (Feb 1) - Pathogens - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pathogens - Intro Video; begins Notes .
Tuesday: Pathogens Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; begin Bacteriology Plating Lab
Wednesday: Bacteriology Plating Lab; finish notes.
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Career Profiles - Supervised Career Experience
Week 4 (Feb 8) - Vaccines & Antibiotics - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Vaccines & Antibiotics -Watch the Chipotle Commercial; Read or listen to Antibiotics on the Farm (NPR); watch Vaccines
Tuesday: Vaccines and Antibiotics Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Syringes Lab
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: College Profiles - Supervised Career Experience
Week 5 (Feb 15) - Health & Disease Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project - Work Time
Tuesday: Unit Project Presentations
Wed (late start): Unit Test Review
Thursday: Make-up Day; SCE Check-in
Friday: Health & Disease Midterm Exam
Week 6 (Feb 22) - Reproductive Anatomy - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Dairy - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Dairy - Presentations
Wednesday: Repro Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - in-service
Week 7 (Feb 29)- Reproductive Hormones- Unit Objectives
Monday: Repro Hormones Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Repro Dissection
Wednesday: Resumes
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 (Mar 7) - Insemination & Calving - Unit Objectives
Monday: Begin Insemination & Calving Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish Insemination & Calving Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; Class Discussion
Wednesday: AI Protocol Lab - The "Breeding Box"
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Peer Review of Resumes
Week 9 (Mar 14) - Dairy Herd Management - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Dairy Herd Management; begin notes.
Tuesday: Dairy Herd Management Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Dairy Herd Management Lab
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 10 (Mar 21) - Repro. Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project - Work Time
Tuesday: Unit Project - Presentations
Wed: Unit Test Review
Thursday: Repro Midterm Exam
Friday: No School
No School - Spring Break (March 25- April 3)
Week 11 (April 4)- Intro to Nutrition and Ruminant Anatomy - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Beef - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Beef - Presentations
Wednesday: Digestive Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Digestive Anatomy Dissection (Group by Group, Instructor-led); finish notes
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 12 (Apr 11) - Nutrition & Feeding Rations - Unit Objectives
Monday: Feeding Rations Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Feeding Rations Worksheet
Wednesday: Finish Worksheet
Thursday: Feeding Rations Lab
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 13 (Apr 18) - Digestive Disorders - Unit Objectives
Monday: Digestive Disorders Reading and Notesheet
Tuesday: Whiteboard Diagnostic Challenge; Digestive Disorders Lab
Wed (late start): Cover Letters
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Peer Review of Cover Letters; Make-up Day
Week 14 (Apr 25) - Nutrition Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project
Tuesday: Unit Project
Wednesday: Unit Project Presentations
Thursday: Make-up Day/Study Day
Friday: Nutrition Midterm Exam
Week 15 (May 2) - Meat Science - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Poultry & Presentations
Tuesday: Meat Science Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Group Discussion Questions
Thursday: Meat Science Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Friday: Meat Science Review & Quiz
Week 16 (May 9) - Physical Exams - Unit Objectives
Monday: Demo of Physical Exams of Cattle
Tuesday: Physical Exams of Cattle Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Demo of Physical Exams (Summary of Phys. Exam Steps)
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Physical Exams
Friday: Begin Oral Exam on Physical Exams
Week 17 (May 16) - Physical Exams Oral Exam
Monday: Oral Exam and How To Read a Scientific Article (Reading & Notesheet)
Tuesday: Oral Exam and Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare (Reading & Assignment)
Wednesday: Oral Exam and Animal Welfare & Society (Reading & Assignment)
Thursday: Oral Exam and finish readings & assignments.
Friday: Oral Exam and Animal Welfare Discussion
Week 18 (May 23) - Supervised Career Experience Presentations, Final Exam Review
Monday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Tuesday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Wednesday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Thursday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Friday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Final Exam
Thursday:
Friday:
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 (Jan 18) - Lab Safety - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to the course
Tuesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Lab Safety Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Lab Safety Quiz
Friday: Intro to the Supervised Career Experience
Week 2 (Jan 22) - Health and Disease - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Swine (PDF) - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Swine - Presentations
Wednesday: Health and Disease Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Disease Lab
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 3 (Feb 1) - Pathogens - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pathogens - Intro Video; begins Notes .
Tuesday: Pathogens Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; begin Bacteriology Plating Lab
Wednesday: Bacteriology Plating Lab; finish notes.
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Career Profiles - Supervised Career Experience
Week 4 (Feb 8) - Vaccines & Antibiotics - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Vaccines & Antibiotics -Watch the Chipotle Commercial; Read or listen to Antibiotics on the Farm (NPR); watch Vaccines
Tuesday: Vaccines and Antibiotics Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Syringes Lab
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: College Profiles - Supervised Career Experience
Week 5 (Feb 15) - Health & Disease Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project - Work Time
Tuesday: Unit Project Presentations
Wed (late start): Unit Test Review
Thursday: Make-up Day; SCE Check-in
Friday: Health & Disease Midterm Exam
Week 6 (Feb 22) - Reproductive Anatomy - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Dairy - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Dairy - Presentations
Wednesday: Repro Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - in-service
Week 7 (Feb 29)- Reproductive Hormones- Unit Objectives
Monday: Repro Hormones Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Repro Dissection
Wednesday: Resumes
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 (Mar 7) - Insemination & Calving - Unit Objectives
Monday: Begin Insemination & Calving Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Finish Insemination & Calving Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; Class Discussion
Wednesday: AI Protocol Lab - The "Breeding Box"
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Peer Review of Resumes
Week 9 (Mar 14) - Dairy Herd Management - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Dairy Herd Management; begin notes.
Tuesday: Dairy Herd Management Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Dairy Herd Management Lab
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 10 (Mar 21) - Repro. Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project - Work Time
Tuesday: Unit Project - Presentations
Wed: Unit Test Review
Thursday: Repro Midterm Exam
Friday: No School
No School - Spring Break (March 25- April 3)
Week 11 (April 4)- Intro to Nutrition and Ruminant Anatomy - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Beef - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Beef - Presentations
Wednesday: Digestive Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Digestive Anatomy Dissection (Group by Group, Instructor-led); finish notes
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 12 (Apr 11) - Nutrition & Feeding Rations - Unit Objectives
Monday: Feeding Rations Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Feeding Rations Worksheet
Wednesday: Finish Worksheet
Thursday: Feeding Rations Lab
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 13 (Apr 18) - Digestive Disorders - Unit Objectives
Monday: Digestive Disorders Reading and Notesheet
Tuesday: Whiteboard Diagnostic Challenge; Digestive Disorders Lab
Wed (late start): Cover Letters
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Peer Review of Cover Letters; Make-up Day
Week 14 (Apr 25) - Nutrition Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project
Tuesday: Unit Project
Wednesday: Unit Project Presentations
Thursday: Make-up Day/Study Day
Friday: Nutrition Midterm Exam
Week 15 (May 2) - Meat Science - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Poultry & Presentations
Tuesday: Meat Science Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Group Discussion Questions
Thursday: Meat Science Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Friday: Meat Science Review & Quiz
Week 16 (May 9) - Physical Exams - Unit Objectives
Monday: Demo of Physical Exams of Cattle
Tuesday: Physical Exams of Cattle Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Demo of Physical Exams (Summary of Phys. Exam Steps)
Thursday: Review & Quiz - Physical Exams
Friday: Begin Oral Exam on Physical Exams
Week 17 (May 16) - Physical Exams Oral Exam
Monday: Oral Exam and How To Read a Scientific Article (Reading & Notesheet)
Tuesday: Oral Exam and Animal Rights vs. Animal Welfare (Reading & Assignment)
Wednesday: Oral Exam and Animal Welfare & Society (Reading & Assignment)
Thursday: Oral Exam and finish readings & assignments.
Friday: Oral Exam and Animal Welfare Discussion
Week 18 (May 23) - Supervised Career Experience Presentations, Final Exam Review
Monday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Tuesday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Wednesday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Thursday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Friday: Cumulative Test & SCE Exit Interview
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Final Exam
Thursday:
Friday: