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Animal Sciences

Welcome to Animal Sciences

  • Teacher weighs animal at livestock show
  • A goat
  • Two students holding chickens

Our Animal Sciences program provides students with the opportunity to explore their passion for agriculture, animal care, and leadership. Through this program, students can participate in the Future Farmers of America organization, where they develop valuable skills in teamwork, responsibility, and communication.

Students also have the chance to showcase their hard work by competing in livestock shows at both the local and regional levels. Whether raising and showing animals, learning about animal science, or developing leadership skills, this program prepares students for a bright future in agriculture and beyond.

  • Animal Sciences pathway

Principles of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

This course is designed to introduce students to the world of agriculture, food and natural resources.  Students will develop skills regarding career opportunities, personal development, industry standards and expectations.   An overview of food production, plants systems, animal systems, occupational safety, agriculture mechanization and employability skills will also be taught during the course.

Small Animal Management

This course prepares students for careers in the field of animal science. Students will attain knowledge and skills related to animal systems, and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations. Students will receive opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer knowledge and skills in a variety of settings. Suggested small animals which may be included in the course of study include, but are not limited to, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, avian, dogs, and cats.

Equine Science

In Equine Science, students will acquire knowledge and skills related to equine animal systems and the equine industry. Equine Science may address topics related to horses, donkeys, and mules. To prepare for careers in the field of animal science, students must enhance academic knowledge and skills, acquire knowledge and skills related to animal systems, and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations. To prepare for success, students need opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge and skills in a variety of settings.

Livestock Production

This course prepares students for careers in the field of animal science. Students will attain academic skills and knowledge related to animal systems and the workplace, and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, and industry expectations. Students will receive opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge and skills in a variety of settings. Animal species to be addressed in this course may include, but are not limited to, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry.

Advanced Animal Science

This course will prepare students for careers in the field of animal systems. This course examines the inter-relatedness of human, scientific, and technological dimensions of livestock production.  Instruction is designed to allow for the application of scientific and technological aspects of animal science through field and laboratory experiences.  Topics include scientific reasoning, technological dimensions of scientific animal agriculture, molecular genetics and heredity, anatomy and physiology, cells, tissue, and organ development.