Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

DRAFT CMS until August 14, 2026.

AA22 Animal Science II - Food Animal

Course Type: Developed

Course Outcomes:

  1. Connect career exploration to essential employability skills required for success in an agriculture career.
  2. Understand the physiology of body systems and its correlation to anatomy.
  3. Identify major diseases and health issues along with prevention and treatment.
  4. Analyze genetics and evaluation criteria to select quality animals.
  5. Implement feed requirements based on life stage and production needs to formulate rations.

Standard/Objective NumberStandard/ObjectiveCourse WeightRBT Designation
1.00Apply leadership and durable employability skills.5%C3 Apply Procedural
1.01Implement leadership skills necessary for employment.3%C3 Apply Procedural
1.02Execute meetings using principles of parliamentary procedure.2%C3 Apply Procedural
2.00Apply work-based and experiential learning in animal science.5%C3 Apply Procedural
2.01Apply records used in work-based and experiential learning.2%C3 Apply Procedural
2.02Implement a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE).3%C3 Apply Procedural
3.00Understand anatomy and physiology of food animals.15%B2 Understand Conceptual
3.01Explain the anatomy of body systems.7%B2 Understand Conceptual
3.02Understand the physiology of body systems and its correlation to anatomy.8%B2 Understand Conceptual
4.00Evaluate animal genetics and selection.16%C5 Evaluate procedural
4.01Analyze genetics for selection.7%C4 Analyze Procedural
4.02Evaluate animals for selection based on quality standards.9%C5 Evaluate procedural
5.00Apply requirements to formulate feeds.13%C3 Apply Procedural
5.01Implement feed principles to formulate rations.8%C3 Apply Procedural
5.02Implement feed requirements based on life stage and production needs.5%C3 Apply Procedural
6.00Apply practices to maintain healthy food animals.18%C3 Apply Procedural
6.01Apply food animal veterinary practices.9%B3 Apply Conceptual
6.02Apply the process to identify major diseases and health issues along with prevention and treatment.9%C3 Apply Procedural
7.00Apply best management practices for food animal handling, housing, and facilities.18%C3 Apply Procedural
7.01Apply the process to identify facility requirements based on species, geographic location, and life stage.9%C3 Apply Procedural
7.02Execute appropriate management and handling techniques.9%C3 Apply Procedural
8.00Understand the process of harvesting food animals and how their products are classified.10%C2 Understand Procedural
8.01Understand harvesting and processing procedures.5%C2 Understand Procedural
8.02Classify quality grades, carcass traits, and cuts of meat.5%C2 Understand Procedural