Domains of Knowledge (Knowledge Areas-KA's) in Ruminant Animal Agriculture

 USExtension    Numbers are CRIS-KA's involved in those Domains    Notes Page
 

Generic Domains  ---------------------------------- Specific to Species -----------------------------------
Dairy  Beef Sheep Goat
  Milking Mgt
305		 Herd Mgt
307		 Predator Control
314		 Culling
303, 307
  Dry/Transition Cows
302 		Dry Cows/Maternity
302		 Lambing/Lamb Mgt
301, 302, 307		 Milking Mgt
305
  Calves/Heifers
301, 302, 307  		Calves/Heifers
301, 302, 307 		Wool Production
511		 Dry Does/Matern.
302, 307
    Range Mgt
121, 125		 Dairy Sheep
307 		Kids/Doelings
301, 302, 307
      Mgt & Culling
303, 307		 Meat Production
307, 308
        Fiber Production
307, 511
Human Resources
602 		***** ***** ***** *****
Farm Safety
722, 723		 ***** ***** ***** *****
Animal Welfare
306, 315		 ***** ***** ***** *****
Forages
402		 ***** ***** ***** *****
Manure/Waste Mgt
133, 141, 403, 605		 ***** ***** ***** *****
Business Mgt
601, 602		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Facilities/Equipment
401, 402, 404		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Animal Health
311, 312, 313, 314		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Marketing & Policy
603, 604, 606, 610		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Food Safety/Quality
308, 711, 712		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Youth Projects
806		 _____ _____ _____ _____
*Records
307		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Small Scale
307		 ***** ***** ***** *****
Feed Proc/Storage
401		 ***** ***** _____ _____
Pasture Mgt/Grazing
302, 307		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Genetics/Breeding
303, 304		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Reproduction
301		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Feeding & Nutrition
302		 ***** ***** ***** *****
*Carcass/Product
308		 _____ ***** _____ _____

 

* Generic in title, but knowledge categorized by species.

_____ - Not currently designated a domain by State Specialists, but could be added
 

Updated 9/17/06