Feeding the World: Sustainable Livestock Production

This module introduces global food security, challenges and ethical issues surrounding it, the role of livestock in food production, and trends in animal production.

This module explores fundamental principles of animal production operations, efficiency and environmental impact of the food system, animal welfare concerns, and the importance of water as an essential resource for food production.

This module focuses on animal feeds, their constituents, classification, nutrient flow through the environment, and the problem of food waste.

This module covers factors affecting animal yields and environmental efficiency, food safety, antibiotic use in food production, veterinary medicine in livestock systems, and challenges of food security in developing countries.

This module focuses on dairy production, covering the life cycle of dairy cows, environmental impact, housing systems, milking technologies, trends, animal welfare issues, and public health concerns in dairy production.

This module examines the life cycle of market hogs and mother sows in the U.S. swine production system, swine housing, welfare issues, and current trends and challenges in the swine industry.

This module covers the production system and life cycle of U.S. poultry, addressing animal welfare issues, emerging challenges, and public health concerns related to poultry production.

This module focuses on beef production systems, examining the life cycle of U.S. beef cattle, animal health issues, public health concerns, and the international beef industry.