AVS346 347 Dairy Cattle Technology

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AVS346 / 347Dairy Cattle Technology
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David MarcinkowskiAssociate Professor and
Extension Dairy Specialist

• Office - Room 132 Hitchner Hall
• Phone - 581-2740
• Fax - 581-4430
• Email - davidm_at_umext.maine.edu or First Class
  account
• My background

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AVS346/347

• Prerequisites
• AVS 145 - Animal Science
• AVS347
• Laboratory for AVS 346
• Offered both Fall and Spring
• Meets Wednesdays at 3-500 PM at Witter Center

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AVS 347 - First Assignment

• Trainings to complete the first week
• Links on Website
• IACUC Training
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• http//www.umaine.edu/iacuc/Index.HTM
• UMaine General Safety Training
• http//www2.umaine.edu/SEM/Training/BasicSafetyTra
  ining/basicsafety1.htm
• UMaine Farm Safety Training
• http//www2.umaine.edu/SEM/Training/trainingid76.h
  tm
• Read the farm safety materials at this site
• Take the Farm Safety Exam and print copy for farm
• Area specific safety training will be completed
  at first meeting
• Tractor safety training will be provided in a
  couple weeks
• Milker Training
• Milk cows with experienced milkers

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You will be evaluated as follows

• AVS346
• Midterm Exams - 30
• Final Exam - 25
• Take Home Assignments 35
• (Minimum of 4)
• Attendance and Active Participation - 10

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Class Website

• http//www.umaine.edu/animlvet/AVS346/index.htm
• Can also reach it through my staff page of the
  the department website.

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Online Powerpoint and Video

• Do not reply on the powerpoint presentations to
  replace attending lectures!!!!
• Presentations may be updated just prior to class
• Something new capturing all lecture to video

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Readings

• There is no textbook for the course. However
  there will be a number of supplemental reading
  assignments linked to each section. These will
  come from a variety of sites on the Worldwide
  Web. Hotlinks to the readings can be found on the
  course website.

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Why Cows???

• Hands on Experience
• Team Experience
• Commercial Livestock Experience
• Business not pets
• Food Animal Experience
• Veterinary hopefuls
• 386 Vets in ME about 40 work with livestock
• Only about 5 of students in vet schools have an
  interest in food animals
• Huge need for food animal veterinarians
• Many other jobs unfilled in this area