Credit: 3 hr.                                                                Section #: 12910
[Note: Course may be taken for conventional grade (A, B+, B, etc.) or for Satisfactory/No credit (S/NC).]

Pre-requisite: A.S. 320 "Reproduction & Lactation" (Please NOTE!)

Admission: Senior/Graduate Standing Plus Consent of Instructor (Please NOTE)

Recommended Text: Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition
                                   PL Senger; Current Conceptions, Inc.
                                   Washington State University Research and Technology Park

Lecturers                                               Location                      Phone         

Edwards, Lannett................................. 103 A BIOTECH      6-1011
Hopkins, Fred...................................... 205 A BAS                 4-5762
Mathew, Alan...................................... 207 C BAS                 4-6390
Schrick, F. Neal................................... 205 C BAS                 4-3147
Sutton, Danny...................................... Sheep/Swine           970-2914

"Quick Reference" SCHEDULE:
       DAY                  TIME                    SUBJECT                 LOCATION

       Thu.             8:10 to 9:35 a.m.      Lecture/Exams                BAS 102
       Tue.             8:10 to 10:55 a.m.     Labs/Discussions            BAS 102

All Day Laboratories/ Field trips to Experiment Sta. KES-Knoxville
                                                                                       PES-Crossville

Final Registration:        Mon. (Aug. 20) thru Fri. (Aug. 31)
First Day Classes:        Thu. 23 August (For AS 420)
Labor Day Holiday:      Mon., Sept. 3
Fall Break:                    Thu. & Fri. 11 & 12 October
Thanksgiving Holiday: Thu. & Fri. 22 & 23 November
Last Day Classes:        Thu. 6 Dec.
Study Period:                 Fri. 7 Dec.
Final Exam:                   Monday Dec 10--10:15 -12:15

ORIENTATION

A. Goals/Objectives of Course, including
History/Course Description/Syllabus/Outline

1. Species Comparison (Bovine is Model)
2. Ovum Production/Puberty
3. Estrus Detection/Control
4. Natural Mating
5. Benefits & Limitations of Embryo Transfer
6. Benefits & Limitations of Artificial Insemination
7. Semen/Sperm: Puberty, Production, Evaluation, Preservation, Handling
8. Prospective Herd/Flock Sire Evaluation
9. Fetal Development, Pregnancy Determination & Post-Partum Interval
10. Dystocia
11. Causes/Prevention/Treatment/Control of Infertility: Genetics/Hereditary; Infectious Diseases
12. Management for Optimum Fertility
13. Facilities/Equipment/Supplies
14. Career Opportunities/Vocations
15. History & Chronology of Important Events

B. Organization of Course

1. "Team" vs "Turn" Policy of Teaching/Learning
2. Dress Code, Inc. type (weather), jewelry, finger nails
3. Supplies
     a. Consumable (UT provides)
     b. Clothes pins
4. Transportation
     a. Own to Alcoa, Blount, Cherokee & Holston
     b. Field Trips (UT provides 15 passenger van)
5. Maps to various locations for vehicle drivers
6. Field Trip letters provided upon request/need
7. Showers/Lockers: Men-122A; Women-111

Evaluations: [Grading based on 90 to 100 = A; etc]

          a. Hour Exams (n=2, 25% ea)...................... 50%
        b. Management Plans.................................. 20%
        c. Final Exam ............................................. 30%
                                                                         ---------
                                                        Total........... 100%

One 30 min lecture will be required by graduate students enrolled in the course!

RECOMMENDED READING LIST:

Periodicals
1. Journal of Animal Science & Journal of Dairy Science
2. Biology of Reproduction
3. Domestic Animal Endocrinology
4. Endocrinology & Journal of Endocrinology
5. Reproduction
6. Nutrition, Reproduction & Development
7. Prostaglandins
8. Science; Nature
9. Theriogenology

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