About this program
About
The Small Ruminant specialization prepares students for careers in sheep and goat production and management. Students develop hands-on skills in nutrition, reproduction, genetics, health and evaluation while building the business knowledge needed to support successful small ruminant enterprises.
What can I do with this degree?
Degree outcomes
Graduates of the Small Ruminant specialization are prepared to manage and support sheep and goat production systems.
Graduates are prepared to:
- Apply principles of small ruminant nutrition and health management
- Support breeding and genetic improvement programs
- Evaluate animal performance and market readiness
- Manage daily operations of sheep and goat enterprises
- Apply farm business and financial management practices
Program components
- ANMLTEC 1201.02T - Exploring Livestock Careers and Industry
- ANMLTEC 2202T - Introduction to Beef and Small Ruminant Production
- ANMLTEC 2510.04T - Food Animal Resource Management I – Small Ruminants
- ANMLTEC 3200T - Livestock Evaluation and Selection
- BIOLOGY 1101 - Introductory Biology
- GENMATH 1141T - Business Mathematics
- GENSTDS 1201.01T - Orientation
- Technical Elective - From approved list
- ENGLISH 1110.01 - First Year English Composition
- ANMLTEC 2510.04T - Food Animal Resource Management I – Small Ruminants
- ANMLTEC 3170T - Principles of Livestock Health
- AEDECON 2001 - Principles of Food and Resource Economics
- CRPSOIL 2412T - Technology and Field Management of Forage Crops
- Technical Elective - From approved list
GENSTDS 3191T - Conducting Your Internship in CFAES
- AGRCOMM 3130 - Oral Expression in Agriculture
- AEDECON 2105 - Managerial Records and Analysis
- ANMLTEC 2582.04T - Food Animal Resource Management II – Small Ruminants
- ANMLTEC 3140T - Animal Anatomy and Physiology
- Applied General Education Elective - From approved list
- ANMLTEC 3191.04T - Small Ruminant Industry Internship
- ANMLTEC 2582.04T - Food Animal Resource Management II – Small Ruminants
- ANMLTEC 3132T - Ruminant Feeds and Feeding
- ANMLTEC 3150T - Livestock Genetic Improvement
- ANMLTEC 3404T - Small Ruminant Production and Management
- ANMLTEC 3800T - Principles of Farm Business Management
- BUSTEC 2241T - Small Business Management
- COMPSTD 2301 - Intro to World Literature
- CRPSOIL 2300T - Intro to Soil Science
- CRPSOIL 2301T - Intro to Soil Science Lab
- ENR 2300 - Society and Natural Resources
- GENCHEM 1100T - Introduction to General Chemistry
- GENSSC 1181T - Hispanic Culture and Language in the Workplace
- MICRBIO 4000.01 - Basic and Practical Microbiology
- RELSTDS 2370 - Intro to Comparative Religion
- ANMLTEC 3402 - Beef Production and Management
- BUSTEC 1202T - Software Applications
- BUSTEC 2244T - Human Resource Management and Leadership
- BUSTEC 2247T - Business Law
- BUSTEC 2249 - Fundamentals of Business Finance
- CRPSOIL 2228T - Manure Management
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Small ruminant specialization
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Small ruminant specialization
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Develop hands-on expertise in sheep and goat production and enterprise management.
