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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 1.00 Credits
1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect, 1. Lab 0, 1 credit. Oral reports required of past and current research topics in Animal and Poultry Science. Prerequisite: APSC 0402.
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3.00 Credits
1st Semester. Lect. 2, Lab 3, 3 credits. Designed to acquaint students with the place of swine in the farm program; their selection, feeding, breeding, care and management. Prerequisite: APSC 0201.
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3.00 Credits
2nd Semester, odd years. Lect. 3, 3 credits. Art and Science of Equine Production. A study of the modern horse to include current situation, nutrition. reproduction. health, exercise, physiology, hoof care, facilities and farm design. Prerequisite: APSC 0201.
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3.00 Credits
2nd Semester, even years. Lect. 3, 3 credits. Emphasis will be placed on all domestic species, utilizing tropical forages, grains and feed, international animal production and marketing systems. Specific projects on lesser developed countries will be studied.
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3.00 Credits
1st Semester. Lect. 2, Lab 3, 3 credits. Study of sex determination to include differentiation of the gonads and the secondary sex organs. Anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive tract, the endocrinology of reproductive phenomena, fertilization, gestation, parturition lactation, sperm physiology, artificial insemination, and factors influencing reproductive performance. Prerequisites: Senior or Graduate Students only; BIOL 305.
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3.00 Credits
1st Semester. Lect. 3, 3 credits. Introduction to wildlife and conservation issues; relationships between humans and nature; exploration of current threats of species and habitats and novel solutions to these threats.
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3.00 Credits
2nd Semester (odd years). Lect. 3, Lab 3, 3 credits. Principles of immunology as applied to genetics with emphasis on genetic control of cellular antigens, individual variation blood groups and disease transplantation and tolerance, immunogenetics in reproduction and differentiation and concepts of antibody formation. Prerequisite: Minimum of 15 credit hours of Biological Sciences to include genetics.
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3.00 Credits
2nd Semester. Lect. 3, 3 credits. Emphasis will be placed on the study of forces that change genetic composition of biological populations, and the scientific application of principles of quantitative genetics in the development of breeding programs for animal and plant improvement. Prerequisite: EVSC 0500.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1st Semester. Lect. 2, Lab 1, 3 credits. Basic principles of immunology as it pertains to health and disease of mammals and birds. The mechanisms of the immune system and its response to disease, as well as the basic immunology laboratory practices and diagnostics of animal disease are covered.
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3.00 Credits
1st Semester. Lect. 3, 3 credits. Introduction to scientific and technical understanding of animal biotechnology, commercial and ethical aspects of the biotechnology industry, moral and ethical issues that face biotechnologist, legislators and the general public. Concepts of the potential effect of animal biotechnology on urban and rural communities, potential advantages or threats of biotechnology and their impact on animal agriculture are presented.
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