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Trends in Dairy Science Education — Production

Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061

C. F. Foreman

Department of Dairy Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011

ABSTRACT

In 1956, H. P. Davis (7)compared the change in the faculty, courses, curricula, and equipment of one institution, the University of Nebraska, as an example of 50 yr (1906 to 1956) of progress in dairy production teaching. He concluded that:

1. Dairy production teaching now must incorporate scientific developments not only in that field but also in chemistry, bacteriology, genetics, nutrition, and animal pathology, to mention but a few.
   
2. Curricula for dairy production majors now contain more science, more agricultural courses, and fewer courses in liberal arts but they still aim at a broad collegiate training.
   
3. The academic training of faculties has lengthened.
   
4. The physical equipment for instruction has increased in extent, variety, and cost. He also indicated that "the past half-century has been a momentous one in scientific development, but there is no indication that the next 50 yrs will be less fruitful. This outflow of scientific facts has placed a considerable burden on dairy instructors to digest, evaluate, and incorporate the important facts so that dairy production teaching can keep pace with new developments."
   

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