INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

ANSC 4305/5335

Spring 2010

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

 

"You can count the fingers of one hand the domestic animals that produce virtually all of mankind's meat and milk - a selection made more than 10,000 years ago by our Neolithic ancestors.  Yet the earth teems with thousands of species of animals; why limit ourselves to cattle, pigs, goats and sheep?  Given the world's shortages of energy and water and arable land, why not try to domesticate wild animals?  The effort would save many species from extinction, provide the world with more food, and introduce gentle farming to fragile environments."  N.D. Vietmeyer
 

Syllabus
Module I. Introduction Module VI. Guinea Pigs
Module II. Genetic Conservation Module VII. Poultry
Module III. Sustainable Farming Module VIII. Rodents
Module IV. Gender Issues Module IX. Reptiles
Module V. Rabbits Module X. Project Development
Assignments

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WEBSITES AND JOURNALS:

bulletThe American Livestock Breeds Conservancy - http://www.albc-usa.org
bulletChristian Veterinary Mission - http://www.cvmusa.org
bulletDomestic Animal Diversity - Information System program of the FAO (DAD-IS) - http://dad.fao.org
bulletEducational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) - http://www.echonet.org 
bulletFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations - http://www.fao.org
bulletHeifer Project International (HPI) - http://www.heifer.org  (Beatrice photo)World Hunger Facts
bulletInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - http://www.cgiar.org
bulletLivestock Research for Rural Development (LRRD) - http://www.lrrd.org
bulletOklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock - http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
bulletSmallstock in Development - http://www.smallstock.info/index.htm
bulletThe Tropical Ecological Farm - http://www.utafoundation.org
bulletWorld Neighbors - http://www.wn.org
bulletWorld Watch -  http://www.worldwatch.org

 

PUBLICATIONS ON TEACHING INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE:

bulletForsberg, N.E., Taur, J.-S., Xiao, Y., and H. Chesbrough.2003. Internationalization of the animal science undergraduate curriculum: A survey of its current status, barriers to its implementation and its value J. Anim Sci. 81:1088-1094. http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/81/4/1088.pdf.
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Lukefahr, S.D.1999. Teaching International Animal Agriculture. J. Anim. Sci. 77:3106-3113. http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/77/11/3106.pdf.

 

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