1011 Introduction to Animal Science (3) F,S
Science and production of beef cattle, sheep, swine, and horses;
their role in American agriculture.
2001 Farm Unit Internship (1) F,S,Su Prereq.:
ANSC 1011 and consent of department head. 3 hrs work experience.
May be taken for a max of 5 credit hours, one per unit. P/F
grading.Supervised work experience with animal behavior,
vocational management skills, and livestock handling.
2133 Growth and Development of Livestock (3) S 2
hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Cell, tissue, and body growth,
development, and composition; patterns of tissue deposition in
livestock; control and modification of normal and abnormal
growth; evaluation and measurement of composition of beef, sheep,
swine, and horses.
3033 Elements of Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation (3)
F 1 hr. lecture; 4 hrs. lab. Basic principles and
techniques involved in evaluation of meat animals and their
carcasses
3034 Advanced Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation (3)
S Prereq.: ANSC 3033. 1 hr. lecture; 4 hrs. lab.
3051 Animal Science Problems (1-6) F,S,Su
Prereq.:consent of department head. May be taken for a max. of
6 sem. hrs. of credit. Directed individual study of a problem
in biotechnology, nutrition, meats, reproduction, breeding and gentics,
herd health, or marketing of farm animals.
3053 Meats (3) F 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
Livestock and meat industry relationship; live
animal and carcass comparison, slaughtering, processing,
identification, and utilization of meat and meat products.
4001 Parasite Effects on Animal Performance (2) F
Prereq.: ANSC 4009, ZOOL 1001 or equivalent. 1 hr. lecture; 2
hrs. lab. Endo- and ecto-parasites that affect performance of
domestic animals and birds.
4009 Animal Nutrition (3) F Prereq.: CHEM 2060
or equivalent. Basic principles of nutrition including
chemical composition of feedstuffs, digestion, metabolism, and
functions and values of nutrients.
4018 Principles of Animal Genetics (4) S
Prereq.: AGRI 2072 and EXST 4001; or equivalent. 3 hrs.
lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Concepts of animal breeding and genetics
as they relate to farm livestock.
4040 Quality Assurance in the Food Industry (4) S
Prereq.: MBIO 2051. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Laboratory
functions, manufacturing processes, and microbiological, chemical, and
stastical techniques used to provide complete quality assurance for the
modern dairy food plant.
4045 Reproductive Physiology of Farm Animals (4) F
Reproductive anatomy and physiology of farm animals; principles and
techniques of artificial insemination; factors affecting reproductive
perfomance.
4050 Animal Biotechnology (3) F Prereq.: At
least 8 hrs. of biological sciences. Recent developments in
animal biotechnology; development of methods to increase the
efficiency of growth, reproduction, and lactation; improvement
of resistance to disease and stress.
4071 Tropical Livestock Husbandry (3) F Breeding,
feeding, and management of livestock in the tropics; human, environmental,
and economic factors influencing livestock production in tropical areas;
role of livestock in the total agricultural development.
4081 Swine Production (3) S-E Prereq.: ANSC
4009 and DARY 3010 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Graduate
credit will be allowed for only one of the following ANSC 4081, 4084,
4086, OR 4088. Management practices of swine; reproduction,
nutrition, diseases and other aspects of production.
4084 Beef Cattle Production (3) S Prereq.:DARY
3010 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs lab. Graduate credit
will be allowed for only one of the following: ANSC 4081, 4084, 4086,
4088. Practical work in feeding, care, and management
practices in production of beef cattle; reproduction, breeding, feeding,
marketing, herd health, and other aspects.
4086 Small Ruminant Production (3) S-O Prereq.:ANSC
4009 and DARY 3010 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Graduate
credit will be allowed for only one or the following:ANSC 4081, 4084,
4086, 4088. Theory and practice of management,
breeding, and feeding of sheep and goats for production under southern
conditions.
4088 Horse Production (3) S Prereq.: ANSC 1011;
2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Graduate credit will be allowed for
only one of the following: ANSC 4081, 4084, 4086, or 4088. Theory
and practice of raising horses; conformation and selection, nutrition,
reproduction, breeding, and production in the south.
4092 Animal Science Proseminar (1) S Nutrition,
animal breeding and production, and meat processing and
preservation.
4094 Meat Technology (3) S-E Prereq.: ANSC 3053;
and BCH 2083 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
4095 Reproductive Physiology and Management of Zoo,
Laboratory, and Companion Animals (4) S-E Prereq.: basic
course in biology or zoology; and ANSC 4045 or equivalent. 3 hrs.
lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Field trips are required. Reproductive
physiology of zoo, laboratory, and companion animals, with
emphasis on breeding management.
7001 Experimental Methods (2) F Prereq.: credit
or registration in EXST 7004 or equivalent. Scientific
methods applied to animal science.
7006 Advanced Animal Genetics (3) S-E Prereq.:
DARY 7004 or equivalent. Application of genetic principles and
theory to farm and live stock populations.
7030 Energy in Nutrition (3) F Prereq.: credit
or registration in BCH 4094 or equivalent. Energy-supplying nutrients and
their metabolism; energy balance; measuring food energy needs;
dietary density; energy restriction and related topics.
7050 Advanced Animal Physiology and Laboratory
Techniques (4) F-E Prereq.: consent of instructor. 3 hrs.
lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Physiological processes relating to
domestic animal homeostasis and their interaction with
production; current laboratory techniques.
7051 Advanced Physiology of Reproduction (3) S-O
Prereq.: ANSC 4045 or DARY 4045. Processes of reproduction
in farm animals.
7052 Biotechnology of Gamete and Embryo Physiology and
Micromanipulation (4) S Prereq.: ANSC 4045 or equivalent.
3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Procedures for manipulation of
mammalian gametes in vitro and general biotechnology techniques;
emphasis on application to biological research.
7061 Research in Animal Science (1-6) F,S,Su
Prereq.: consent of department head. May be repeated for credit;
max. credit of 6 hrs. for M.S degree and 9 hrs. for Ph.D.
degree. Research in animal nutrition, breeding, and
production; physiology of reproduction; meat technology.
7075 Advanced Food Preservation (4) S-E
Prereq.: FDSC 4075 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab including
field trips to local food processors. Also offered as FDSC 7075 and HORT
7075. Preservation technologies of various food processing operations
from raw ingredients to final product.
7093 Seminar (1) F,S May be taken for a max. of
4 hrs. of credit.
7094 Seminar in Nutrition (1) S Prereq.: DARY
7091, FDSC 7071, HUEC 7010, PLSC 7091, or equivalent or previous
slide (not poster) presentation at a professional meeting. Same
as DARY 7094, FDSC 7094, HUEC 7094, PLSC 7094. May be taken for a
max. of 2 hrs. of credit.
8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.) "S"/"U"
grading.
9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 hours per sem.)
"S"/"U" grading.