Large Animal Veterinary Science Curriculum
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 (Jan 19) - 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 26) - Health and Disease - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Swine - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Swine - Presentations
Wednesday: Health and Disease Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Disease Lab
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 3 (Feb 2) - Pathogens - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pathogens; begins Notes .
Tuesday: Pathogens Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; begin Bacteriology Plating Lab
Wednesday: Bacteriology Plating Lab; finish notes.
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Career Profiles
Week 4 (Feb 9) - Vaccines & Antibiotics - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Vaccines & Antibiotics -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
Week 5 (Feb 16) - 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 23) - 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 (Mar 2)- Reproductive Hormones- Unit Objectives
Monday: Repro Hormones Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Repro Dissection (ACT Test-takers will be exempted from this lab)
Wednesday: Resumes
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 (Mar 9) - 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 16) - Repro. Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project - Work Time
Tuesday: Unit Project - Presentations
Wed (late start): Unit Test Review
Thursday: Repro Midterm Exam
Friday: Begin Digestive Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Week 10 (Mar 23) - Intro to Nutrition and Ruminant Anatomy - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Beef - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Beef - Presentations
Wednesday: Digestive Anatomy Dissection (Instructor-led)
Thursday: Digestive Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 11 (Mar 30)- Nutrition & Feeding Rations - Unit Objectives
Monday: Feeding Rations Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Feeding Rations Worksheet
Wednesday: Finish Worksheet; Feeding Rations Lab (if time allows)
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - Spring Break
Spring Break
Week 12 (Apr 13) - Digestive Disorders - Unit Objectives
Monday: Digestive Disorders Reading and Notesheet
Tuesday: Digestive Disorders Lab
Wed (late start): Cover Letters
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Peer Review of Cover Letters; Make-up Day
Week 13 (Apr 20) - Nutrition Unit Project & Midterm
Sunday: FFA Banquet - 6 pm meal, 7 pm program
Monday: Unit Project
Tuesday: Unit Project
Wednesday: Unit Test Review
Thursday: Make-up Day/Study Day
Friday: Nutrition Midterm Exam
Week 14 (Apr 27) - Animal Care & Welfare - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Poultry
Tuesday: Poultry Presentations
Wednesday: Animal Welfare Project
Thursday: Animal Welfare Project
Friday: Animal Welfare Project
Week 15 (May 4) - Physical Exams of Cattle - Unit Objectives
Monday: Demo of Physical Exams of Cattle
Tuesday: Physical Exams of Cattle Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Oral Exam (Summary of Phys. Exam Steps)
Friday: Review & Quiz - Physical Exams
Week 16 (May 11) - Physical Exams Oral Exam - Unit Objectives
Monday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Tuesday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Wednesday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Thursday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Friday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Week 17 (May 18) - Supervised Career Experience Presentations
Monday: begin Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Tuesday: Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Wed (late start): Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Thursday: Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Friday: Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Week 18 (May 25) - Final Exam Review
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday: Practice Final Exam
Wednesday: Review of Material
Thursday: Guided Study Time
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: Class Checkout
Tuesday: Final Exam (Terms List)
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Note: this schedule is subject to change. Check regularly for changes and updates.
Week 1 (Jan 19) - 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 26) - Health and Disease - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Swine - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Swine - Presentations
Wednesday: Health and Disease Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Disease Lab
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 3 (Feb 2) - Pathogens - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Pathogens; begins Notes .
Tuesday: Pathogens Notes (PDF) and Notesheet; begin Bacteriology Plating Lab
Wednesday: Bacteriology Plating Lab; finish notes.
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Career Profiles
Week 4 (Feb 9) - Vaccines & Antibiotics - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Vaccines & Antibiotics -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
Week 5 (Feb 16) - 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 23) - 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 (Mar 2)- Reproductive Hormones- Unit Objectives
Monday: Repro Hormones Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Repro Dissection (ACT Test-takers will be exempted from this lab)
Wednesday: Resumes
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Week 8 (Mar 9) - 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 16) - Repro. Unit Project & Midterm
Monday: Unit Project - Work Time
Tuesday: Unit Project - Presentations
Wed (late start): Unit Test Review
Thursday: Repro Midterm Exam
Friday: Begin Digestive Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Week 10 (Mar 23) - Intro to Nutrition and Ruminant Anatomy - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Beef - Research
Tuesday: Intro to Beef - Presentations
Wednesday: Digestive Anatomy Dissection (Instructor-led)
Thursday: Digestive Anatomy Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Friday: Review & Quiz
Week 11 (Mar 30)- Nutrition & Feeding Rations - Unit Objectives
Monday: Feeding Rations Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Tuesday: Feeding Rations Worksheet
Wednesday: Finish Worksheet; Feeding Rations Lab (if time allows)
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: No School - Spring Break
Spring Break
Week 12 (Apr 13) - Digestive Disorders - Unit Objectives
Monday: Digestive Disorders Reading and Notesheet
Tuesday: Digestive Disorders Lab
Wed (late start): Cover Letters
Thursday: Review & Quiz
Friday: Peer Review of Cover Letters; Make-up Day
Week 13 (Apr 20) - Nutrition Unit Project & Midterm
Sunday: FFA Banquet - 6 pm meal, 7 pm program
Monday: Unit Project
Tuesday: Unit Project
Wednesday: Unit Test Review
Thursday: Make-up Day/Study Day
Friday: Nutrition Midterm Exam
Week 14 (Apr 27) - Animal Care & Welfare - Unit Objectives
Monday: Intro to Poultry
Tuesday: Poultry Presentations
Wednesday: Animal Welfare Project
Thursday: Animal Welfare Project
Friday: Animal Welfare Project
Week 15 (May 4) - Physical Exams of Cattle - Unit Objectives
Monday: Demo of Physical Exams of Cattle
Tuesday: Physical Exams of Cattle Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Wednesday: Finish Notes (PDF) and Notesheet
Thursday: Oral Exam (Summary of Phys. Exam Steps)
Friday: Review & Quiz - Physical Exams
Week 16 (May 11) - Physical Exams Oral Exam - Unit Objectives
Monday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Tuesday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Wednesday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Thursday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Friday: Oral Exam and A Short History of Livestock Production w/ Ag Lit Project Packet
Week 17 (May 18) - Supervised Career Experience Presentations
Monday: begin Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Tuesday: Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Wed (late start): Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Thursday: Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Friday: Individual Student Presentations; Essay Final Exam (can use handwritten notes)
Week 18 (May 25) - Final Exam Review
Monday: No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday: Practice Final Exam
Wednesday: Review of Material
Thursday: Guided Study Time
Friday: Make-up Day
Week 19 - Final Exams
Monday: Class Checkout
Tuesday: Final Exam (Terms List)
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: