AN 239 - Reproductive Physiology

3 Credits
Outline Effective Date: 2019 Winter Version #14
Revised: May 28, 2019
Approved: Jun 5, 2019

Lecture Hours: 45

Course Description:
This course covers the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems with an emphasis on farm animal species. Topics include hormones and control of male and female reproduction, puberty, estrous cycles, ovulation, fertilization, pregnancy, parturition, and management of physiological factors affecting reproductive efficiency.

Rationale:
This is a required course for Animal Science Technology students. Since reproductive efficiency is one of the prime determinants of profitability in livestock production and the maintenance of healthy animals, students receiving training in related programs must be especially competent in this area of study.

Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

identify structure, location, and function of component parts of the reproductive system for livestock.
describe the processes involved in successful reproductive performance in livestock operations.
outline and explain the management strategies to improve reproduction efficiency.

Required Resource Materials:
Required Text:

Senger, P. L. (2015). Pathways to pregnancy and parturition (3rd revised ed.). Current

Conceptions, Inc.

Optional Resource Materials:
None

Conduct of Course:
This course consists of 3 hours of lecture per week.

The lecture is a formalized classroom situation where the instructor discusses pertinent topics, and the students normally follow the lecture material using the textbook as a guide.

Classroom and laboratory attendance is considered vital to the learning process and as significant to the students’ evaluation as examinations and reports.

Students having a combination of excused and/or unexcused absence of 20 percent or higher for the scheduled course hours will be required to withdraw and will automatically receive a “RW” (required withdrawal) for the course, regardless of any other evaluation results. (RW is a failing grade.).
An excused absence is one that is verified with your instructor. Verification should be prior to the absence or the next class day following the absence. Verification of the absence may take the form of a note from your doctor/College nurse regarding illness, or a note from another instructor regarding a field trip or other activity, or authorization by your instructor. An unexcused absence is anything NOT verified by the instructor prior to the absence or the next class day following the absence.

NOTE: Any exceptions to the above attendance policy (e.g. timetable conflicts, work-related issues) must be approved in writing by the Department Chair prior to the beginning of the course.

It is the students’ responsibility to know their own absentee record.

Normal hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with potential for evening courses, exams or extended field trips. Students are expected to be available for classes during these times.

Content of Course:

Organization and function of the male reproductive system
Organization and function of the female reproductive system
Puberty
Reproductive Cyclicity
Endocrinology of the male and spermatogenesis
Embryogenesis of the male and female reproductive system
Fetal programming
Parturition
Colostrogenesis and lactation
Biotechnology

Course Assessments:

Tests	40%
Final Exam	35%
Assignments, Projects & Quizzes	25%
Total	100%

Missed Exams:

If, for any reason, a student is unable to write one of the scheduled exams, the weight of that exam will be transferred to the Final Exam as long as the instructor is given at least one week notice prior to the exam. This policy will also be applied to exams missed due to illness as long as a doctor’s note is provided. A “make-up” exam will not be arranged.

Course Pass Requirements:
A minimum grade of D (50%) (1.00) is required to pass this course.

Letter	F	D	D+	C-	C	C+	B-	B	B+	A-	A	A+
Percent Range	0-49	50-52	53-56	57-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84	85-89	90-94	95-100
Points	0.00	1.00	1.30	1.70	2.00	2.30	2.70	3.00	3.30	3.70	4.00	4.00

Students must maintain a cumulative grade of C (GPA - Grade Point Average of 2.00) in order to qualify to graduate.

Every effort has been made to ensure that information in this course outline is accurate at the time of publication. Lakeland College reserves the right to change courses if it becomes necessary so that course content remains relevant.

In such cases, the instructor will give students clear and timely notice of changes.

No part of this course outline may be reproduced in any form or resold without written permission from Lakeland College.

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