Lake Wheeler Field Labs Map

Lake Wheeler Road
Field Laboratory
Long-Range Plan

NC State University
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences



Long-Range Plan Summary Map of LWRFL (PDF format)
Field Lab Units LWRFL in the Future
Courses using the LWRFL

Courses Using Units Now at or Proposed for
Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory

Course Number/Title Visits per Year Number Students per Year Student Visits per Year Units Visited
ANS 020L Introduction to Livestock and Poultry Lab 14 75 1,050 Swine, Dairy, Small Ruminant, Equine, Beef, Feed Mill
ANS 052L Beef Production Lab 15 20 300 Beef
ANS 061L Swine Production Lab 15 35 525 Swine
ANS 063L Reproduction in Farm Animals Lab 15 25 375 Swine
ANS 065L Swine Herd Management Lab 15 15 225 Swine
ANS 071L Introduction to Horse Science Lab 15 10 150 Equine
ANS 150L Introduction to Animal Science Lab 30 135 4,050 Swine, Dairy, Metabolism, Small Ruminant, Equine, Beef, Feed Mill
ANS 202 Techniques of Horse Care 15 20 300 Equine
ANS 205L Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals 6 150 900 Swine, Dairy
ANS 220L Reproduction & Lactation in Domestic Animals Lab 30 110 3,300 Swine, Dairy, Equine, Beef
ANS 230L Nutrition of Domestic Animals Lab 14 145 2,030 Metabolism, Small Ruminant, Feed Mill
ANS 303L Principles of Equine Evaluation Lab 15 20 300 Equine
ANS 402L Beef Cattle Management Lab 15 45 675 Beef
ANS 403L Swine Management Lab 15 60 900 Swine
ANS 404L Dairy Cattle Management Lab 15 25 375 Dairy
ANS 410L Equine Management Lab 15 65 975 Equine
ANS 495N Special Topics in Animal Science 15 10 150 Equine
BAE 235 Engineering Biology 2 30 60 Aquaculture
BAE 323 Water Management 2 20 40 Various Field Sites
BAE 332 Animal Facilities & Environmental Management 2 10 20 Swine, Dairy, Equine, Beef, Poultry, Turkey
BAE 343/344 Agricultural Electrification Circuits and Controls 2 15 30 Poultry, Turkey, Feed Mill, Aquaculture. Waste Processing, Swine, Dairy, Metabolism, Small Ruminant, Equine, Beef
BAE 472 Irrigation & Drainage 2 10 20 Various Field Sites
BAE 481 Structures & Management 2 20 40 Various Animal Housing Structures
BAE 578 Agricultural Waste Management 2 15 30 Swine, Dairy, Beef, Poultry, Turkey
BO 360 Ecology 2 200 400 Yates Mill
CS 011 Crop Production 3 70 210 Swine, Dairy, Crops Garden
CS 021 Turfgrasses & Uses 2 90 180 Turfgrass Plots
CS 022 Principles of Turfgrass Management 2 60 120 Turfgrass Plots
CS 051 Forage Production 2 50 100 Forage Plots
CS 053 Turfgrass & Ornamental Weeds 2 50 100 Turfgrass Plots
CS 200 Introduction to Turfgrass Management 2 35 70 Turfgrass Plots
CS 213 Crop Adaptation and Production 3 30 90 Swine, Dairy, Crops Garden
CS 312 Grassland Management 1 35 35 Forage Plots
CS 400 Turfgrass Cultural Practices 1 25 25 Turfgrass Plots
CS 411 Crop Ecology 1 35 35 Swine, Dairy, Crops Garden
CS 414 Weed Science 1 45 45 Crops Garden
CS 495 Environmental Aspects of Turfgrass 1 20 20 Turfgrass Plots
CS 496 Agroecology 1 35 35 Forage Plots
ENT 425 General Entomology 3 60 180 Swine, Poultry, Yates Mill, Forests and Uncultivated Areas
ENT 641/841 Agricultural Entomology Practicum 2 20 40 Swine, Poultry
PO 011 Poultry Production 2 20 40 Poultry, Turkey, Feed Mill, Waste Processing
PO 201 Poultry Science and Production 4 65 260 Poultry, Turkey, Feed Mill, Waste Processing
PO 410 Production and Management of Game Birds 15 30 450 Poultry
PO 420 Turkey Production 10 20 200 Turkey, Waste Processing
PO 422 Incubation, Hatchery Management 4 20 80 Poultry
PO 423 Broiler Production 4 20 80 Poultry, Waste Processing
PO 425 Feed Mill Management, Formulation 5 15 75 Feed Mill
PO 430 Poultry Breeding 2 25 50 Poultry, Turkey
VMA Veterinary Physiology 3 90 270 Metabolism
VMM 910 Aquaculture, Special Problems 1 5 5 Aquaculture
VMF 970 Food Animal Practice 15 5 75 Dairy, Small Ruminant, Beef
VMF 956 Health Maintenance & Animal Production 1 20 20 Small Ruminant
VMF 987 Ruminant Special Topics 2 1 2 Small Ruminant
ZO 150 Animal Diversity 4 350 1,400 Yates Mill
ZO 260 Evolution, Behavior and Ecology 4 240 960 Yates Mill
ZO 402 Invertebrate Zoology 4 40 160 Yates Mill
ZO 419 Limnology 4 25 100 Yates Mill
ZO 554 Wildlife Biology 2 25 50 Yates Mill
Total 403 2,961 22,782