305 Introduction to Meat Science and Technology. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 4 cr. Application of biological, technological, and economical principles to muscle and related tissue utilized for food. P: Zool 101 & 102, or Zool 151 & 152 (recommended); Chem 103.
311 Comparative Animal Nutrition. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci, Nutr Sci) 3 cr. Nutrients and their source, assimilation, function and requirement. P: Biochem 201 or BmolChem 314 or Chem 341 or Chem 343 or cons inst.
313 Animal Feeds and Diet Formulation. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 1 cr. Designed as a companion course for Dairy Science 311 (comparative animal nutrition) with emphasis on quantitative and practical aspects of animal feeds and diet formulation. P: Math 112, Dy Sci/An Sci/Nutr Sci 311 or con reg or cons inst.
314 Poultry Nutrition. 3 cr. Provides a conceptual understanding of nutrient requirements for optimal growth and production of commercial poultry species. The use of computer programming for feed formulation is emphasized. Field trips are planned. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 101 or Poul Sci 101.
315 Poultry Enterprise Management. 3 cr. Fundamental business and economic principles and practices for successful poultry production with emphasis on problem solving in flock management. Software application core programs will be Microsoft Office for Windows suite. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 101 or Poul Sci 101, Ag Econ 215 or Econ 101 or equiv. Open to Fr.
321 Food Laws and Regulations. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 1 cr. Food laws and regulations, regulatory and commerical grading standards used in the food industry. P: Jr st or cons inst.
361 Introduction to Animal and Veterinary Genetics. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 2 cr. The molecular basis for inheritance of monogenic and polygenic traits related to animal disease and production. An introduction to the principles of improving animal health and performance by selection and mating systems in companion animals, horses, livestock, and poultry. P: Genetics 160 or 466 or con reg & course in statistics.
362 Veterinary Genetics. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 2 cr. The genetic basis for predisposition to diseasse or resistance to disease in livestock and companion animal species. Genetic defects, their discovery, diagnosis and treament. P: Dy Sci/An Sci 361; or Genetics 160 or 466 & Zool/Bot 152.
363 Principles of Animal Breeding. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 2 cr. Application of the principles of quantitative genetics to the improvement of livestock and poultry; breeding value estimation and selection techniques; effects of inbreeding and hybrid vigor; crossbreeding systems. P: Dy Sci/An Sci 361.
370 Livestock Production and Health in Agricultural Development. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci, Ahabs) 3 cr. Physical, biological and social nature of animal agriculture systems and their improvement in developing countries; analysis of the state of livestock research and development in the developing countries and the world role of U.S. animal agriculture. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 101 or cons inst.
375 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Cons inst.
399 Coordinative Internship/Cooperative Education. 1-8 cr. P: So or Jr or Sr st & cons of supervising inst, advisor, and internship program coordinator.
404 Vertebrate Physiology. (Crosslisted with Comp Bio) 4 cr. Focus will be on neuroendocrine regulation and integration of vertebrate physiological systems (e.g., neuromuscular, cardiorespiratory, renal). Lab experiments on animal tissues will reinforce physiological principles; students will develop hypotheses, design and perform experiments, analyze data, and present findings. P: Zool 101 & 102 or Zool 151 & 152. 1 yr physics & 1 yr organic chem recommended.
414 Ruminant Nutrition. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 2 cr. Integrates basic nutrition concepts and ration balancing skills by teaching students to balance and trouble shoot rations for various domesticated ruminants. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 311 & 313.
415 Application of Monogastric Nutrition Principles. 2 cr. Nutrient requirements for growth and production of monogastric animals. Discuss concepts of establishing nutrient requirements and feeding strategies. Laboratory exercises are designed to develop problem solving skills required for the assessment of nutritional adequacy and economical soundness of feeding programs. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 311 & 313.
430 Sheep Production. 3 cr. Application of recent research in breeding, feeding, health, and management to develop an efficient sheep production system. Includes an active, hands-on laboratory working with sheep. P: Jr st & AnSci/DySci 101, AnSci/Ahabs 301, AnSci/DySci/NutrSci 311 & AnSci/DySci 360 or cons inst. AnSci/DySci 313 highly recommended. AnSci/Dy/Sci 434.
431 Beef Cattle Production. 3 cr. Application of genetics, systems of mating, physiology, nutrition and economics to the production of beef. P: AnSci/DySci 101, AnSci/Ahabs 301, AnSci/DySci/NutrSci 311 & AnSci/DySci 360 or cons inst. AnSci/DySci 313 highly recommended. AnSci/Dy/Sci 434.
432 Swine Production. 3 cr. Application of research findings in breeding, feeding, management and marketing to modernize production. Lab: Farm visits, practical exercises in testing changes, "tools" used by producers. P: AnSci/DySci 101, AnSci/Ahabs 301, AnSci/DySci/NutrSci 311 & AnSci/DySci 360 or cons inst. AnSci/DySci 313 highly recommended. AnSci/DySci 434.
434 Reproductive Physiology. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 3 cr. Principles of reproductive physiology, improvement of fertility, and artificial insemination. P: Jr st, An Sci/Dy Sci 101, or Zool 101 & 102; Zool 151 & 152 recommended.
435 Animal Sciences Proseminar. 2 cr. Methods of assessing information quality are studied. Each student develops an analytical and critical seminar on a topic of personal interest in the animal sciences. P: Sr st.
468 Managing the Environmental Impacts of Livestock Operations. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci, Soil Sci, Envir St) 2 cr. Introduces nonpoint pollution policies and regulations and environmental losses impacting air and water quality. Discuss management practices that influence the cycling and balance of nitrogen and phosphorus across a farm and its components (livestock, crop and soil). P: Jr st.
503 Avian Physiology. 3 cr. Principles of organ and system function with emphasis on male and female reproduction, embryonic development and factors affecting hatchability. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 101 or cons inst.
508 Poultry Products Technology. 3 cr. Procurement, processing and distribution of poultry meat, eggs and derived products; factors affecting quality, including methods of determining quality. P: Cons inst.
511 Breeder Flock and Hatchery Management. 3 cr. History of artificial incubation relevant to the U.S. hatching industry. Practices involved in successful incubation of hatching eggs. Embryonic development in birds. Management factors involved in breeder hen production and operating a hatchery. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 101 & Zool 101 & 102 or Zool 151 or equiv.
512 Management for Avian Health. 3 cr. The occurrence, etiology, clinical signs, control and prevention of infectious and noninfectious diseases commonly affecting domestically reared poultry. Instruction in avian necropsy, zoonosis, sanitation and regulation. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 101 & Zool 101 & 102 or Zool 151 or cons inst.
515 Commercial Meat Processing. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 2 cr. Principles and procedures in the commercial manufacture of processed meat products; sausage manufacturing, curing, smoking, freezing and packaging. P: An Sci 305 or Food Sci 410 or cons inst. Zool 101 & 102, or Zool 151 & 152 (recommended); Chem 103.
520 Ornithology. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 3 cr. Comprehensive introduction to bird biology with emphasis on evolution, ecology, and behavior. Topics include the evolutionary origin of birds and flight, anatomy and physiology, functional morphology, feather structure, flight mechanics, migration, visual and audile communication, and reproductive strategies. P: 2 semesters of biological science.
521 Birds of Southern Wisconsin. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 3 cr. Outdoor labs and indoor lectures emphasizing visual and audile identification of southern Wisconsin birds. Saturday field trips throughout Wisconsin. P: 2 sem of biological sci.
610 Quantitative Genetics. (Crosslisted with Genetics) 3 cr. An advanced approach with emphasis on statistical foundations. Classical theory with extensions to maternal and paternal effects. Selection theory is considered in depth. P: Genetics 466 and Statistics 572 or cons inst.
626 Experimental Diet Design. (Crosslisted with Nutr Sci) 1 cr. Discuss nutrient requirements, composition of ingredients used to meet requirements and the mathematical steps involved in diet formulation with emphasis on research animals and human subjects. P: Grad st; Stat 301 or equiv & Nutr Sci 510 or con reg or cons inst.
660 Electron Microscopy: Theory & Practice. (Crosslisted with Anatomy, Ahabs) 3 cr. P: Cons inst.
699 Special Problems. 1-3 cr. P: Sr st and cons inst.
703 Advanced Reproductive Physiology. 3 cr. Current topics: gametogenesis, embryonic development, physiology of reproductive organs, and endocrine control of fertility; lectures, discussion. P: Grad st, Zoology 630 or cons inst.
710 Chemistry of the Food Lipids. (Crosslisted with Food Sci) 2 cr. Chemical constitution, structures, reactions, stereochemistry of fats, phospholipids, related compounds; methods of isolation, characterization; synthesis; relation of structure to physical properties. P: Biochem 601; Chem 341 or cons inst.
725 Muscle Biology. (Crosslisted with Anatomy, Physiol) 2 cr. Anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of muscle. P: Crse in biochem or biomolecular chem & physiol or cons inst.
799 Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching. 1-3 cr. Instructional orientation to teaching at the higher education level in the agricultural and life sciences, direct teaching experience under faculty supervision, experience in testing and evaluation of students, and the analysis of teaching performance. P: Grad st & cons inst.
875 Special Topics. 1-4 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.
931 Seminar in Animal Nutrition. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 1 cr. Discussion of literature that has a bearing on animal nutrition. Students are to survey the literature and present a seminar. P: Grad st & cons inst.
950 Seminar in Animal Genomics. (Crosslisted with Dy Sci) 1 cr. Study of current literature in gene mapping, study designs, and application of markers in genetic improvement programs. P: Grad st & cons inst.
951 Seminar in Animal Breeding. (Crosslisted with Genetics, Dy Sci) 0-1 cr. P: Cons inst.
954 Seminar in Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 0-1 cr. P: Cons inst.
990 Research. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.