An introduction to horse management designed to give those with an interest in the various segments of the horse industry a strong scientific basis...
An introduction to the carcass structure of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry. Animal growth and development are considered in relation to meat...
This course examines the fundamental principles and advanced interdisciplinary issues involved in the farming of aquatic organisms. The course will...
This course is an introduction to the physiology of domesticated farm animals. The course will emphasize homeostatic control of the major body...
This course applies the principles of nutrition to the development of diets and feeding programs for the various species of animals of agricultural...
The nutrition of fish and crustaceans with emphasis on those species used in aquaculture. Nutritional biochemistry, nutritional pathology and...
A study of the nutrition of avian and mammalian wildlife with emphasis on North American species. The role of nutrition in survival and population...
Students will be introduced to the major ethical theories that deal with humanity's duties to animals. The relationship of ethics to science will be...
The course supplies basic knowledge to aid in the explanation of reproductive phenomena in domestic animals. Special attention will be given to the...
This course includes theoretical and applied aspects of practical breeding programs for performance, pleasure and hobby animal populations leading to...
Starting from the principles of recombinant DNA, DNA marker identification, stem cell and generation of transgenic animals, the course provides an...
This course deals with why domesticated animals behave as they do with reference to causation, function, ontogeny and phylogeny. Basic principles are...
Basic concepts of environmental physiology and their application to animal housing and management will be introduced. The course will review the...
The topics covered in this course relate to the management of reproductive events at the farm level in the major classes of domestic livestock. The...
This course will provide senior level students with experience in working as a team to propose solutions to animal industry problems. Teams of...
This course is designed for students to evaluate problems in feeding beef cattle. Relevant aspects of digestion and metabolism of nutrients as well as...
This course is designed to apply principles of dairy cattle nutrition to solving on-farm nutritionally based problems. A case study approach will be...
This course is designed to evaluate nutrient requirements of poultry. Students will learn how to apply feeding programs for meat, laying birds and...
This course is designed to explore details of evaluating feed ingredients and formulating diets for swine. Students will use models to evaluate...
This course provides an opportunity for hands-on projects involving live animals and laboratory techniques. Projects will be provided by APS faculty...