This course is conducted during spring break of each year to introduce students to the concepts and procedures involved in the artificial insemination of dairy and beef cattle. The instructors will accompany students to Pennsylvania where they will receive instruction from a professional in the artificial insemination industry. Successful student participants earn a certificate of completion.

In depth presentation of animal agriculture and its economic implications. Concepts of nutrition, reproduction, husbandry and marketing will be presented for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and horses. Lab emphasizes application of selected management practices for these animal species. Prereq: ANIMLSCI 101 with a grade of C or better.

In depth presentation of animal agriculture and its economic implications. Concepts of nutrition, reproduction, husbandry and marketing will be presented for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and horses. Lab emphasizes application of selected management practices for these animal species. Prereq: ANIMLSCI 101 with a grade of C or better.

In depth presentation of animal agriculture and its economic implications. Concepts of nutrition, reproduction, husbandry and marketing will be presented for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and horses. Lab emphasizes application of selected management practices for these animal species. Prereq: ANIMLSCI 101 with a grade of C or better.

In depth presentation of animal agriculture and its economic implications. Concepts of nutrition, reproduction, husbandry and marketing will be presented for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and horses. Lab emphasizes application of selected management practices for these animal species. Prereq: ANIMLSCI 101 with a grade of C or better.

In depth presentation of animal agriculture and its economic implications. Concepts of nutrition, reproduction, husbandry and marketing will be presented for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and horses. Lab emphasizes application of selected management practices for these animal species. Prereq: ANIMLSCI 101 with a grade of C or better.

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Intensive writing course dealing with various topics in economics. Fulfills the Junior Year Writing requirement for students whose primary major is Economics at UMass Amherst.

Introduction to the economics of markets and market economies. Basic concepts of demand, supply, production, prices, allocation of resources, and distribution of income. Public policy applications. (Gen.Ed. SB)

This course is both an Integrative Experience course and a Civic Engagement course. In it, we will use microeconomic tools to analyze how markets function, how they fail, and how intervention can correct market failures. The basic point of the course will be to answer the following question: What are the market failures that governmental entities or nonprofit organizations attempt to correct? Another way of asking this is: Why doesn't the free market fulfill the needs or provide the services that government or nonprofits do?