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Dairy Science
Associate in Applied Science
Modes of Instruction
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Our Dairy Science program will provide you with solid training in areas important to a successful career in the dairy industry. Whatever your plans are: Planning a dairy enterprise. Seeking a bachelor’s degree in dairy science or its related disciplines. KC's program will prepare you, no matter your choice.
While a student in the Dairy Science Program you will receive training in areas such as:
- Live animal evaluation
- Diseases
- Waste management
- Physiology of reproduction and lactation
Program Outcomes
Field Internship
While enrolled in the Dairy Program at Kaskaskia College, you will complete a total of 450 hours of Supervised Occupational Experience.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Explain industry best-practices across the spectrum of agriculture.
- Apply key concepts of agricultural to provide solutions to common industry challenges and basic farm management.
- Demonstrate the use of technological advancements and applications in agriculture and how those applications improve agricultural output and efficiency.
- Demonstrate occupational and employability skill competency through a completed supervised occupational experience.
- Formulate effective rations, facilities, production systems, animal health, financial and environmental plans, and the related human assets necessary for thriving dairy production systems.
- Describe livestock production dairy lifecycle systems that lead to profitability and efficiency.
Students completing this degree must also complete curriculum requirements aligned with General Education Student Learning Outcomes.
What You Can Do
Upon successful completion of this certificate you will be prepared for employment in the following fields:
- Professional Farm Manager
- Operations Manager
- Production Manager
- Livestock Production Manager (Swine, Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Sheep)
- Feed Sales/Management
- Livestock Equipment Sales/Mgt.
- Livestock Procurement
- A.I. Breeding Technician
- Livestock Feedlot Operator
- Livestock Marketing Specialist
Program Details
AGRC_0543_DEGR
Agriculture Faculty
Aaron Heinzmann
Professor Agriculture
William Waggoner
Professor AgricultureAgriculture Contacts
Aaron Heinzmann
Professor Agriculture
