Animal & Dairy Science: Academic Programs: Course Syllabi
ADSC 2010 Laboratory (1 credit hour)
FALL 2004
Instructor: Dr. T. Dean Pringle
Laboratories meet on Tuesdays at 11:00 to 1:45 and 2:00 to 4:45 . Quizzes will be given in the first 15 minutes of laboratories and attendance in the lab your are enrolled in will be recorded. DRESS IN APPROPRIATE CLOTHING: JEANS, BOOTS OR HARD SOLED SHOES ARE PREFERRED (Shorts will often times NOT be appropriate for your safety).
Laboratory Grading:
Attendance will be monitored and will count as 15 % of the laboratory grade. Another 10 % of the laboratory grade will come from a grocery store survey that will be distributed Monday, August 20, 2004 and is due on Tuesday, August 24, 2004. Finally, 6 quizzes (15 points each) will be give at the times specified below and will count as 75 % of the laboratory grade (the lowest quiz grade will be dropped). Make-up quizzes will be given only in extreme circumstances, so please don't miss lab.
| Quiz Number | Date | Subject Matter |
| 1 | 09/14/04 | Meats |
| 2 | 10/05/04 | Animal Handling /
Sheep Labs |
| 3 | 10/19/04 | Swine Labs |
| 4 | 11/02/04 | Beef Labs |
| 5 | 11/16/04 | Dairy Labs |
| 6 | 12/07/04 | Horse Labs |
Honesty is Expected of Everyone at Every Opportunity in This Course
The University of Georgia takes academic honesty very serious. Any evidence of dishonesty will be forwarded to the university review board. This would be very uncomfortable for you and me, so let's not go there.
ADSC 2010 Laboratory Schedule
Fall 2004
Attendance will be taken at each lab for a grade and participation is expected each day!!
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION |
| 08/24/04 | Computer Lab | 116 ADSC Complex |
| 08/31/04 | Meat Palatability; Dietary Considerations | Dan Daniel Conference Rm |
| 09/07/04 | Meats Lab - Carcass Grading and Fabrication | 104 MSTC in ADSC Complex |
| 09/14/04 | Anatomy and Terminology / QUIZ 1 | ADSC Teaching Arena |
| 09/21/04 | Animal Handling | ADSC Teaching Arena |
| 09/28/04 | Sheep Lab | Whitehall Beef Unit |
| 10/05/04 | Swine Lab - Farrowing, Breeding, Hoop Barns / QUIZ 2 | Whitehall Swine Unit |
| 10/12/04 | Swine Lab - Live Evaluation, Selection, Ultrasound | ADSC Teaching Arena |
| 10/19/04 | Cattle Reproduction Lab - Palpation, Reproductive tracts, AI/Estrus Synchronization / QUIZ 3 | UGA Dairy Center |
| 10/26/04 | Beef Cattle Lab - Ultrasound for carcass
traits, Selection, Nutrition |
ADSC Teaching Arena |
| 11/02/04 | Dairy Lab / QUIZ 4 | UGA Dairy Center |
| 11/09/04 | Dairy Lab | UGA Dairy Center |
| 11/16/04 | Horse Lab - Selection, Behavior, Safety, Grooming / QUIZ 5 | ADSC Teaching Arena |
| 11/23/04 | Turkey Day Ð NO LAB, YIPPEE!! | |
| 11/30/04 | Horse Lab - Breeding Operation | Snyder Barn |
| 12/07/04 | Last lab - Review / Quiz Bowl / QUIZ 6 | 104 MSTC |
Directions to Labs:
Facilities for the Anatomy and Terminology, Animal Handling, Sheep, Beef , Swine, and first Horse laboratories are all located on South Milledge Ave:
- As you travel on South Milledge away from Athens you will see the State Botanical Garden on your right, followed by the UGA Whitehall Beef Cattle Unit on your left, and the UGA Swine Unit on your right. As you continue to travel south on Milledge you will see the UGA Whitehall Feedlot on your right and immediately behind it is the brand new state-of-the-art ADSC Teaching Arena.
For the Cattle Reproduction and Dairy laboratories:
- Go about 8 - 9 miles east on Highway 78 (towards Crawford/Lexington) and the UGA Dairy Center will be on your left (right after a curve where the east bound traffic has a passing lane).
For the second Horse laboratory:
- Snyder Barn: Take College Station Road until it dead ends into Barnett Shoals and turn right onto Barnett Shoals Road. Travel about 1Ú2 to 3Ú4 of a mile and the Snyder Barn is on the right (immediately before the fire station entrance).