Personal information

Name : Obakeng

Surname : Leburu

ID number : 971**********

Gender : Male

Nationality : South African

Race : African

Marital status: Single

EDUCATION

High School qualification

Name of School : Kebalepile High School

Highest grade passed : grade 12

Subjects: Setswana Puo ya gae

:English first additional language

:Mathematical Literacy

:Life Orientation

:Agricultural Sciences

:Life Sciences

:Geography

Tertiary Qualification

Institution: North West University

Highest qualification: Diploma in Animal Sciences

Course description

Technology in Agriculture and the Sciences (3-0). Introduces a basic understanding of the operation and use of technology for agricultural/science problems with emphasis on hardware, data input and manipulation, document planning and preparation, computer graphics, and communications.

Principles of Animal Science (2-2). An introduction to fundamental principles of animal science, including the economic impact of animal agriculture upon the United States and the world, animal genetics, anatomy and physiology, growth, reproduction, artificial insemination, lactation, egg laying, nutrition, animal disease, animal research; laboratory includes visits to animal industries in the area, livestock selection.

Livestock Practicum (0-4). Provides students an opportunity to learn skills required in handling and raising livestock. Students with little or no livestock background would gain general livestock knowledge that will be useful in future animal science classes.

Live Animal-Carcass Evaluation (2-2). A study of evaluation methods relating live animal traits to carcass traits of meat animals.

Livestock Meat and Wool Evaluation (1-3). A study of the factors involved in the visual evaluation of sheep, goats, beef cattle, swine, and their meat. (May be repeated once for credit.)

Animal Nutrition and Feeding (2-2). Nutritional functions of nutrients and their digestion, absorption and use and forage feedstuff characteristics and procession; nutritional requirements, ration formulation and feeding methods for farm animal. General course for non-animal science majors.

Principles of Animal Nutrition (3-0). Basic principles of animal nutrition, including digestion, absorption, and metabolism of food nutrients; characteristics and functions of the essential nutrients; the measurement of body needs and feed values.

Applied Animal Nutrition (2-2). Defining feedstuffs; nutritional requirements of animals; nutritional characteristics of feeds; ration formulation.

Genetics of Livestock Improvement (3-2). Genetic principles and their application to the improvement of livestock through selection and mating.

Animal Anatomy and Physiology (3-2). A study of the structure and function of the cells, tissues, organs, and systems of the body of farm animals.

Seminar in Animal Science (1-0). A course designed to acquaint the student with basic literature of the discipline and to encourage an exchange among animal science majors and faculty members on selected topics. (May be repeated once for credit.)

Research. Individual research problems. (May be repeated to a total of six semester hours credit.)

Advanced Livestock, Meat, and Wool Selection (1-3). A study of the factors involved in the visual evaluation of sheep, goats, beef cattle, swine, and their meat and fiber. (May be repeated once for credit.

Reproductive Techniques (1-3). Techniques for increasing reproductive efficiency in farm animals; semen collection and evaluation, pregnancy diagnosis, and artificial insemination.

Sheep and Goat Science (2-2). Methods of breeding, feeding, management, and marketing of commercial and purebred sheep and goats; production and marketing of animal fibers.

Beef Cattle Science (2-2). Methods of breeding, feeding, management, and marketing of commercial and purebred cattle.

Animal Reproduction (2-2). Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive systems of farm animals; methods for increasing reproductive efficiency in farm animals.

Animal Behavior and Welfare (3-0). Basic Principles of animal behavior, physiology of behavior, stress, welfare and training of animals. Applications of behavior of livestock to their management and welfare.

Special Topics (3-0). A course dealing with selected topics in animal science. (May be repeated once for credit when topic vari

Current studies

Institution: North West University

Name of course : Bsc in Agriculture with Agricultural Economics

Course description

Orientation to Agricultural supply businesses, farm and ranch management, food markets, capital markets, etc. Course will provide an overview of the role of agriculture in the U.S. and world economies.

Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis (3-0). This course provides students with an introduction to how agricultural products move through markets, and the quantitative skills necessary to analyze price changes in markets. Topics covered include market structures, interactions between buyers and sellers in different market structures, consumer behavior, and the agribusiness supply chain.

Farm and Ranch Business Management (3-0). An overview of the specific concepts and skills related to organization and management of small businesses, including farms, ranches, input suppliers, and commodity processors. Course topics include the economics of farm production, financial analysis and control using the recommendations of the Farm Financial Standards Council, and developing, operating, and cash flow budgets.

Agricultural Policy and Analysis (3-0). This course provides an introduction to the application of economic principles to the analysis of public policy, highlights important policies that affect agriculture and agribusiness, and explains how these policies affect agricultural production.

International Agricultural Trade and Marketing (3-0). An overview of the economic, management, and marketing principles related to producing and selling agricultural products in a international environment. Course topics include the economics of international trade, the institutions involved in importing and exporting agricultural products, and the policies that govern international trade.

Commodity and Futures Trading (3-0). This course provides an overview of the basic concepts related to interacting with commodities and futures markets. An economic perspective will be used to analyze the use of these markets as management tools.

Farm and Ranch Management (3-0). Principles of farm and ranch organization and management. Development of a business plan to include executive summary of business, resource inventory, SWOT analysis, legal and liability assessment, goals, production plans, financial analysis and marketing plans.

Risk Management (3-0). This course introduces students to the principles and techniques of risk management in agriculture and agribusiness industries.

Agribusiness Statistics (2-2). Statistical methods with applications in agribusiness and resource management.

Land and Natural Resource Economics (3-0). Economic analysis of resource issues, policies and management. Issues could include: land fragmentation, mineral extraction issues, conservation easement and development rights, urbanization, renewable resources, carbon sequestration, property rights and water rights.

Special Topics (3-0). A course dealing with selected topics in agricultural economics. (May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.)

Agricultural Economics Research. Individual research problems. May be repeated to a total of six semester hours credit.

Prerequisite: Junior standing.

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