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Fall 2008 ANSC Course List
| 100 | Intro to Animal Sciences | 4 hours. | Survey of beef and dairy cattle, companion animals, horses, poultry, sheep, and swine. Includes the importance of product technology and the basic principles of nutrition, genetics, physiology, and behavior as they apply to breeding, selection, feeding, and management. Lecture and lab. |
| 103 | Working With Farm Animals | 2 hours. | Introductory course that will provide novice students with the fundamentals of animal-animal and animal-human interactions for domestic farm animals. Emphasizes hands-on experiences to develop a background in the concepts and practice of recognizing and understanding the animal's physiology and behavior, animal well being, and animal responses to human interactions. Prerequisite: ANSC 100. |
| 110 | Life With Animals and Biotech | 3 hours. | Lecture/discussion course that will provide students an overview of biotechnology and animals. Focuses on biotechnological achievements involving animals and how they influence the global development of agriculture, medicine, and industry. Topics will be covered from scientific, discovery, historical, social, and political perspectives. |
| 119 | Meat Technology | 3 hours. | Student participation in the transformation of live animals through harvest and carcass fabrication into food products for human consumption; includes laboratory. Purchase of personal equipment is required; see Class Schedule for approximate cost. |
| 199 | Undergraduate Open Seminar | 1 to 5 hours. | An experimental course on a special topic in animal sciences. Topic may not be repeated except in accordance with the Code. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. No more than 12 hours may be counted toward graduation. |
| 206 | Horse Management | 3 hours. | Focus on the principles of managing horses from birth through breeding; topics include reproductive physiology, breeding management, nutrition, diseases, parasites, herd health programs, genetics, facility design and exercise physiology. Prerequisite: ANSC 340 and ANSC 331. |
| 207 | Companion Animal Biology &Care | 3 hours. | An introduction to companion animal biology through consideration of the physical structure, nutrition, behavior, and reproduction of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Basic biological concepts contribute to discussion of best husbandry practices and preventive health care. Legal and economics issues, ethical considerations, and other topics associated with companion animals are also discussed. |
| 293 | Internship Off Campus | 1 to 4 hours. | Supervised, off-campus learning experience in an animal-related enterprise. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms to a maximum of ten hours. Prerequisite: Good academic standing; ANSC 100. |
| 294 | Intern On Campus Practical Exp | 1 to 5 hours. | Supervised, on-campus learning experience associated with subject matter specific to animal sciences. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms to a maximum of ten hours. Prerequisite: Good academic standing; ANSC 100. |
| 295 | UG Research or Thesis | 1 to 5 hours. | Individual research in animal sciences. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms to a maximum of ten hours. Prerequisite: Minimum GPA of 2.5; not open to students on probation; consent of instructor. |
| 298 | Undergraduate Seminar | 1 hours. | Presentations and discussion of employment opportunities, departmental research activities, and topics relevant to animal agriculture. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. |
| 299 | Animal Mgt Field Studies | 1 or 2 hours. | Field studies of farms and service industries; discusses and demonstrates management practices on commercial farms. Trip normally taken during spring break, see Class Schedule for approximate cost. |
| 310 | Meat Selection and Grading | 2 hours. | Study characteristics associated with the value of carcasses, primal and retail cuts from meat animals; emphasize USDA grading and specifications as well as written communication. Field trips to meat packing plants are required; see Class Schedule for approximate cost. |
| 312 | Advanced Livestock Evaluation | 3 hours. | Advanced instruction in the selection of breeding animals of beef, sheep, and swine species and in the evaluation of market animals for slaughter. This course requires visits to farms, related companies, and events to observe the latest techniques and scientific principles associated with livestock selection and evaluation. Prerequisite: ANSC 211 or consent of instructor. |
| 313 | Horse Appraisal | 2 hours. | Advanced course for students interested in improving their performance and conformation evaluation skills; provides exposure to the horse show industry and the career opportunities associated with this facet of the horse industry; students may compete in intercollegiate judging contests. |
| 314 | Adv Dairy Cattle Evaluation | 2 hours. | Advanced instruction in the selection of breeding dairy animals. Involves visits to farms, related companies and events to observe the latest techniques and scientific principles associated with dairy cattle selection and evaluation. Field trips for cattle judging are required. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite: ANSC 204 or consent of instructor. |
| 321 | Animal Nutrition | 4 hours. | Principles of animal nutrition and their application to farm livestock and man. Credit is not given for both ANSC 321 and ANSC 325. Prerequisite: CHEM 104 and CHEM 105 or equivalent. |
| 340 | Plant and Animal Genetics | 4 hours. | Same as CPSC 352 and NRES 352. See CPSC 352. |
| 350 | Cellular Metabolism in Animals | 3 hours. | Principles and regulation of cellular metabolism in animals, emphasizing energy derivation and its relationship to domestic animal and food production. Prerequisite: CHEM 104 and CHEM 105 and IB 104. |
| 362 | Princ of Animal Physiology | 4 hours. | A course in animal physiology designed to provide a foundation for advanced courses in the Animal Sciences curriculum. Course emphasizes general principles, structure/function relationships, and underlying physiochemical mechanisms of mammalian physiology. Lectures provide in-depth coverage of the operation, regulation, and integration of major organ systems. Laboratories complement lecture by providing a series of student-conducted in vitro and in vivo experiments designed to illustrate basic physiological concepts and to introduce students to physiology research techniques, instrumentation, experimental design, and interpretation of results. Prerequisite: IB 104, CHEM 102 and CHEM 103, and CHEM 104 and CHEM 105. |
| 363 | Behavior of Domestic Animals | 3 hours. | Introduction to concepts of animal behavior with emphasis on domestic animals; lecture and lab. Credit is not given for both ANSC 363 and IB 429. Prerequisite: IB 104 and ANSC 100, or equivalent. |
| 396 | UG Honors Research or Thesis | 1 to 5 hours. | Independent study, under the supervision of a faculty member, on a problem of appropriate scope and character that culminates in writing a thesis. Intended primarily for honors students who plan on conducting research or pursuing graduate study. Thesis projects must be supervised by a faculty member and reviewed by a departmental committee. Students must present a satisfactory thesis to receive credit. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms to a maximum of ten hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing, minimum GPA of 3.4; consent of a faculty member. |
| 400 | Dairy Herd Management | 3 hours. | The technology of modern milk production practices; application of principles in nutrition, physiology, economics, health and hygiene, waste management, and facilities design for efficient dairy herd management systems. See Class Schedule for approximate cost. Prerequisite: ANSC 321 or equivalent. |
| 401 | Beef Production | 3 hours. | The principles of the management of beef cattle enterprises. Applies science and technology to the breeding, selection, feeding, health and production of beef and beef products. Emphasizes the use of research findings in decision-making. Credit is not given for both ANSC 213 and ANSC 401. Prerequisite: ANSC 321 or equivalent. |
| 420 | Ruminant Nutrition | 3 hours. | Physiology and microbiology of digestion in the ruminant, and biochemical pathways of utilization of the absorbed nutrients for productive purposes. Prerequisite: ANSC 321. |
| 431 | Advanced Reproductive Biology | 3 hours. | Course is an upper-level undergraduate or entry-level graduate course dealing with reproductive biology. It will include the study of basic cell biology of reproduction, lactation, growth and hormone regulation of domestic and non-domestic animals as well as humans, including biotechnology methods of reproduction control, manipulation, performance enhancement of lactation and growth, and disease control. Prerequisite: ANSC 331 or consent of instructor. |
| 437 | Adv Reproductive Management | 2 hours. | The focus of this course is advanced techniques and technologies used to manage production livestock. The course will emphasize advanced and emerging technologies such as embryo transfer, cloning, semen sexing, and ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis and fetal sexing and innovations in existing procedures including artificial insemination, reproductive health management, and estrus synchronization. Implementation of existing and emerging techniques and technologies and research and discovery will be covered for individuals focusing on careers in livestock production, clinical veterinary medicine, education, technical service/support, and research and development. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: ANSC 331 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. |
| 440 | Applied Statistical Methods I | 4 hours. | Same as ABE 440, CPSC 440, FSHN 440, and NRES 440. See CPSC 440. |
| 446 | Population Genetics | 3 or 4 hours. | Mathematical theory of the genetics of populations: estimation of allele frequency for autosomal and X-chromosomal loci, Hardy-Weinberg principle, systems of mating, relationship between relatives, forces that change allele frequency, and quantitative inheritance. Applications to animals, plants, and humans. Same as IB 416. Students desiring 4 hours credit do additional work in some area of population genetics. Prerequisite: ANSC 340; IB 150 or IB 201; one of MATH 220, MATH 221, MATH 234; or consent of instructor. |
| 449 | Biological Modeling | 3 or 4 hours. | Same as CPSC 448, GEOG 468, and IB 491. See GEOG 468. |
| 452 | Animal Growth and Development | 3 or 4 hours. | Basic principles of animal growth from early fetal development through typical marketing ages for the major domestic animal species. Topics discussed include molecular and cellular determinants of tissue development and whole animal growth, with coverage of current and future technologies for manipulating growth to enhance animal production. 3 or 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ANSC 362 and ANSC 321; ANSC 350 or MCB 350; or consent of instructor. |
| 455 | Lab Animal Science I | 1 hours. | Same as VCM 646. See VCM 646. |
| 465 | Ethics in Biotechnology | 3 hours. | Same as CPSC 465 and HORT 465. See HORT 465. |
| 466 | Animal Behavior | 3 hours. | Same as ANTH 442 and IB 429. See IB 429. |
| 467 | Applied Animal Ecology | 3 hours. | An in-depth multidisciplinary approach (physiology, behavior, immunology, neuroscience) to understanding animal-environment interactions (including thermal, air, microbic, photic and behavioral factors) as basis for prescribing practical environments for keeping animals. Courses in physiology, biology, nutrition, microbiology, and genetics are recommended. Prerequisite: ANSC 362. |
| 499 | Seminar | 1 to 4 hours. | Group discussion or an experimental course on a special topic in animal sciences. May be repeated. |
| 509 | Muscle Biology | 2 hours. | Microstructure and chemical composition of muscle tissue; chemistry and biosynthesis of muscle and connective tissue proteins; and biochemical aspects of muscle contraction and rigor mortis. Prerequisite: MCB 350 and BIOC 355. |
| 523 | Techniques in Animal Nutrition | 3 hours. | Discusses and applies methods of laboratory analysis and animal experimentation frequently used in nutrition research. May be repeated with approval. Prerequisite: Courses in nutrition, physiology, and biochemistry and consent of instructor. |
| 525 | Topics in Nutrition Research | 1 hours. | Same as FSHN 510 and NUTR 510. See NUTR 510. |
| 530 | Advanced Endocrinology | 2 hours. | Same as MCB 512 and VB 512. See MCB 512. |
| 533 | Repro Physiology Lab Methods | 1 to 3 hours. | Laboratory methods used in reproductive physiology studies, such as blood sampling, large animal surgery, collection of tissues and gametes, embryo recovery, in vitro fertilization, tissue culture, hormone measurements, and directed individual research problems. Same as MCB 533 and VB 533. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. |
| 541 | Regression Analysis | 5 hours. | Same as CPSC 541. See CPSC 541. |
| 543 | Bioinformatics | 4 hours. | Same as CHBE 571, MCB 571, and STAT 530. See CHBE 571. |
| 554 | Immunobiological Methods | 3 hours. | Same as PATH 544. See PATH 544. |
| 590 | Animal Sciences Seminar | 0 to 2 hours. | Discussions of current research and literature. Registration for 0 to 2 hours each term is expected for animal sciences graduate students. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 hours for Masters students and 4 hours for Ph.D. students. |
| 592 | Adv Topics in Animal Science | 1 to 4 hours. | Selected topics associated with teaching, research, and production related to the animal industry. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. |
| 593 | Res Studies in Animal Sciences | 1 to 4 hours. | Directed and supervised study of selected research topics in Animal Sciences. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. |
| 599 | Thesis Research | 0 to 16 hours. | Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated. |
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