Students will:
Explore the impact animal physiology has on animal nutrition and health.
Identify animals using physical traits and characteristics.
Implement best management practices to select healthy animals.
Build leadership and employability skills through authentic experiences from Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), classroom instruction, and FFA participation.
Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in the Animal Science pathway.
Students will:
Integrate safe handling practices to groom and care for companion animals and identify companion animals using physical traits and characteristics.
Illustrate knowledge of nutritional and digestive needs through experiential activities.
Establish a foundation of veterinary medical terminology and procedures.
Build leadership and employability skills through authentic experiences from Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), classroom instruction, and FFA participation.
Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in the Animal Science pathway.
Students will:
Connect environmental factors to equine behavior.
Conceptualize how anatomy influences equine movement and internal organs.
Build knowledge of nutritional physiology and feeding management of horses.
Explore the tools and equipment used to support equine sports and recreation through hands on activities.
Build leadership and employability skills through authentic experiences from Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), classroom instruction, and FFA participation.
Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in the Equine Science pathway.
Students will:
Develop the skills, techniques, and knowledge to earn a veterinary assistant credential.
Perform proper veterinary practice management and client relations through hands-on skills.
Formulate veterinary medical dosages using appropriate medical terminology.
Establish animal handling skills in practicum settings and establish surgical and radiological procedures through skill-based scenarios.
Build leadership and employability skills through authentic experiences from Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), classroom instruction, and FFA participation.
Gain the knowledge and skills for careers in the Animal Science pathway. *This course is designed for 11th or 12th grade students with an interest in animal medicine.