Livestock Production Management

This certificate program is designed to give students basic skills in livestock production management for employment opportunities on farms, ranches, and agriculture sales and services. All courses are applicable for degree requirements.

The Livestock Production Management skills certificate is projected to have 10 annual completers.

Upon completion of the Livestock Production Management skills certificate students will understand the foundations of livestock management practices/operations, animal behavior, animal handling and restraint, animal reproduction, animal nutrition, and animal sanitation and disease control. This certificate program is designed to give students basic skills in livestock production management for employment opportunities on farms, ranches, and agriculture sales and services. All courses are applicable for degree requirements.

Goal 1.  Students must demonstrate knowledge of the various species of livestock, production systems, and industries associated with the respective species.

Objective 1.1 - Students identify and understand different attributes of the major breeds of livestock.

Objective 1.2 - Students demonstrate knowledge of production systems of livestock species and the industries associated with those species. 

Objective 1.3 - Students understand the relationship between production and companion animals and society.

Objective 1.4 - Students implement the various quality assurance programs used in the food animal industry

 

Goal 2.  Students must understand the scientific principles of animal production in relation to genetics, reproduction, nutrition, physiology, and environment.

Objective 2.1 - Students describe genetic principles and how inheritance impacts animal performance and production.

Objective 2.2 - Students discuss reproductive principles and how reproduction impacts animal performance and production.

Objective 2.3 - Students summarize nutritional principles and evaluate rations for appropriate ingredients for different livestock at various stages of production.

Objective 2.4 - Students describe anatomical structure and explain physiological functions of farm animals.

Objective 2.5 - Students assess environments and their impact on animal performance.

 

Goal 3.  Students must demonstrate competency in the areas of animal health, disease, welfare and handling and understand how these factors influence animal stress and production.

Objective 3.1 - Students describe animal diseases and how they affect animal health and performance.

Objective 3.2 - Students describe immunological principles and implement proper vaccine use.

Objective 3.3 - Students identify appropriate disease prevention techniques through proper bio security practices.

This 14 unit certificate program is designed to give students basic skills in livestock production management for employment opportunities on farms, ranches, and agriculture sales and services. All courses are applicable for degree requirements.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
ASCI 14	Swine Production	3.0	Y1
ASCI 17	Sheep Production	3.0	Y1
ASCI 30	Beef Production	3.0	Y2
ASCI 34	Livestock Judging and Selection	2.0	Y2
ASCI 97	Artificial Insemination of Livestock	3.0	Y1,Y2

This is a revision of a skills certificate that is part of the Animal Science program at Mt. San Antonio College. The revisions to this skills certificate reflect the changes to course prefixes and a unit increase in the artificial insemination course. These changes align directly with Mt. SAC's master plan to use guided pathways to increase student equity and completion of degrees, certificates and transfer requirements.

The Livestock Production Management skills certificate is unique to this area. There are no others colleges within the Mt. San Antonio College service area offering this certificate program

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