Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals to select, breed, care for, process, and market livestock and small farm animals. Includes instruction in basic animal science, animal nutrition, and animal health as applied to various species and breeds; design and operation of housing, feeding, and processing facilities; and related issues of safety, applicable regulations, logistics, and supply.

Related Occupations

• Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
• Agricultural Sciences Teachers
• Agricultural Technicians
• Animal Breeders
• Aquacultural Managers
• Crop and Livestock Managers
• Farm and Home Management Advisors
• Farmers and Ranchers
• Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers
• Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
• Food Science Technicians
• Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
• Angelo State University
• Bakersfield College
• Black Hawk College
• Brigham Young University-Idaho
• Colby Community College
• College of the Sequoias
• Crowder College
• Cuesta College
• Eastern Iowa Community College District
• Frank Phillips College
• Hawkeye Community College
• Illinois Central College
• James Sprunt Community College
• Jefferson Community College
• John Wood Community College
• Joliet Junior College
• Lassen Community College
• Merced College
• Mesa Community College
• Michigan State University
• Modesto Junior College
• Moorpark College
• Mt San Antonio College
• Niagara County Community College
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh
• Northwest Mississippi Community College
• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
• Reedley College
• Sampson Community College
• San Joaquin Delta College
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Sierra College
• Southern Utah University
• Surry Community College
• Tarleton State University
• Texas A & M University
• University of Connecticut
• University of Idaho
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
• Wayne Community College
• Weatherford College