Animal & Dairy Science: Academic Programs: Course Syllabi
ADSC 3260 & 3260L
Dairy Cattle Evaluation
Spring Semester 2003
Instructor:
Bill Graves
138E ADS Complex
(706) 542-9106
wgraves@arches.uga.edu
Graduate Assistant:
Amy McLean
138B ADS Complex
(706) 542-7451
amclean@arches.uga.edu
Undergraduate Assistant:
Heather Bissette
hbissette@hotmail.com
Class meets Monday at 2:30 to 3:20 and Wednesday at 2:30 to 4:45. Class will be held in room 114 or as noted on schedule.
Suggested reference:
Dairy Cattle Judging Techniques , 4 th edition.
Trimberger, Etgen & Galton
ISBN 0-88133-678-5
Grading:
The final grade will be based on three exams (75% - see below), weekly quizzes, graded oral and written reasons from class (25%).
| First Exam | 20% |
| Second Exam | 20% |
| Judging Contest | 10% |
| Final Exam | 25% |
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
< 60% = F
Extra credit will be awarded to those who participate in the UGA commercial heifer show on February 8, 2003 at 9:00 A.M. and the Spring Dairy Show on April 11, 2003 at 9:00 A.M. and the Dairy Judging Contest on April 12, 2003, all to be held at the ADS Instructional Arena on South Milledge.
| January 13 | Monday | Dairy Judging is Life - An Introduction | 114 |
| January 15 | Wednesday | Skeletal Structure and Parts of Cow | 114 |
| January 20 | Monday | MLK Day - Holiday | |
| January 22 | Wednesday | Structure and Parts of Cow Lab | Dairy |
| January 27 | Monday | PDCA Score Card for Cows and Heifers | 114 |
| January 29 | Wednesday | Using PDCA Score Card | Dairy |
| February 3 | Monday | Evaluating Parts of Score Card | 114 |
| February 5 | Wednesday | Dairy Cattle Judging | Dairy |
| February 10 | Monday | Justifying Your Placings, Organization, Terminology and Phrases | 114 |
| February 12 | Wednesday | Dairy Cattle Judging | Dairy |
| February 17 | Monday | FIRST EXAM | 114 |
| February 19 | Wednesday | Dairy Cattle Judging | Dairy |
| February 24 | Monday | Scoring Placings & Breed Characteristics | 114 |
| February 26 | Wednesday | Trip to Pritchett Ayrshires & Jerseys | Madison |
| March 3 | Monday | HoardsÐ Dairymen Dairy Judging | 114 |
| March 5 | Wednesday | HoardÐs Dairymen Contest Lab | 114 |
| March 10 | Monday | Making Good Reasons Better | 114 |
| March 12 | Wednesday | Trip to Williams Dairy | Madison |
| March 17-21 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| March 24 | Monday | Other Ways to Evaluate Dairy Animals | 114 |
| March 26 | Wednesday | Trip to Turk and DeLoach Dairy | Eatonton |
| March 31 | Monday | SECOND EXAM | 114 |
| April 2 | Wednesday | Judging Contest (1/3 of second exam) | Dairy |
| April 7 | Monday | Fitting and Showing Dairy Cattle | 114 |
| April 9 | Wednesday | Fitting and Showing Lab | Arena |
| April 14 | Monday | Dairy Record Evaluation | 114 |
| April 16 | Wednesday | PCDart Record Evaluation | 116 |
| April 21 | Monday | Sire & Daughter Selection | 114 |
| April 23 | Wednesday | Honors Day/no class | |
| April 28 | Monday | Type, Classification & Linear Evaluation | 114 |
| April 30 | Wednesday | Type, Classification & Linear Evaluation | Dairy |
| May 7 | Wednesday | 12:00-3:00 PM FINAL EXAM |
114 |