AGRI 634 - Animal Production Systems

This course deals with the specific issues involved in developing animal management systems for one or more species of animals in a forage-based environment. The content integrates ecological, nutritional, and reproductive traits to comprise good alternative routes to achieve desired product outputs. Genetic improvement methodology is presented as an alternative to increasing performance of the animal enterprise.

This course can be applied towards:

• Integrated Resource Management (M.Agr.)

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Beef Production and Management Decisions, 4th Ed.
  Field, Thomas and Taylor, Robert
  ISBN: 978-0130888796
• Understanding Animal Breeding, 3rd Ed.
  Bourdon, Richard M.

Instructors

Kraig Peel
(970) 491-6928
kraig.peel@colostate.edu

Ph.D. Meat Science, Texas A&M University; M.S. Animal Nutrition, Texas A&M University; B.S. Animal Sciences, Angelo State University

Dr. Peel is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University and is the coordinator for the Integrated Resource Management master's program. He helped develop this innovative graduate program in IRM and routinely guest lectures in a variety of College of Agricultural Sciences courses.

Learn more at: http://ansci.colostate.edu/department/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Peel.html

Mark Enns
(970) 491-2722
Mark.Enns@colostate.edu

Mark Enns, Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma. He received dual degrees in Biology and Natural Science--Chemistry from Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas (1987). After a year working in private industry, he entered the graduate program in Animal Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

Mark's research focuses on methods to genetically evaluate and select animals that fit their production environment both biologically and economically. These efforts include development of new methods for evaluating and improving cow and heifer fertility, cow maintenance requirements, time to finish in the feedlot, and development of methods to better use economic information in selection decisions for increased profitability of beef production.