Current Animal Science Course Offerings

Fall Courses

  • BIOAP 1100 - Domestic Animal Biology (4 credits) 
  • ANSC 1105 - Careers in Animal Science (1 credit)
  • ANSC 1200 - Contemporary Dairy Industry Topics and Issues (1 credit)
  • ANSC 1130 - Introduction to Captive Raptor Husbandry (1 credit)
  • ANSC 2120 - Animal Nutrition (4 credits) 
  • ANSC 2170 - Public Communication in Animal Science (1 credit)
  • ANSC 2300 - Introduction to Domestic Mammalian Behavior (2 credits) 
  • ANSC 2500 - Dairy Cattle Principles (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 2550 - Dairy Study Trip to Italy (1 credit - offered in odd - numbered years only)
  • ANSC 2650 - Equine Biology and Management (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3100 - Introduction to Animal Welfare (2 credits) 
  • ANSC 3500 - Meat (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3540 - Dairy Cattle Herd Health (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3560 - International Dairy Study Trip (1 credit - offered in odd - numbered years only)
  • ANSC 3850 - Dairy Sheep Management (3 credits)
  • ANSC 4110 - Integrated Cattle Nutrition (4 credits) 
  • ANSC 4200 - Nutrition of Felids and Canids (3 credits)
  • ANSC 4270 - Fundamentals of Endocrinology (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 4310 - Animal Genomics and Epigenomics (3 credits)
  • ANSC 4400 - Tools for a Career in Research (1 credit)
  • ANSC 4500 - Lab Animal Reproduction (2 credits - offered in odd - numbered years only) 
  • ANSC 4510 - Dairy Herd Business Management (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 4880 - Global Food, Energy, and Water Nexus – Engage the US, China, and India for Sustainability (3 credits - 4 credits) 
  • ANSC 4940 - Avian Physiology and Management (2 credits - offered in even - numbered years only)

Spring Courses

  • ANSC 1101 - Contemporary Perspectives in Animal Science (1 credit)
  • ANSC 2000 - Sustainable Food & Companion Animal Systems and Perspectives (3 credits)
  • ANSC 2100 - Practical Large Animal Handling (1 credit)
  • ANSC 2210 - Principles of Animal Genetics (4 credits) 
  • ANSC 2400 - Biology of Reproduction (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 2410 - Biology of Reproduction Lab (1 credit)
  • ANSC 2551 - Dairy Study Trip to Italy II (1 credit - offered in even - numbered years only)
  • ANSC 3300 - Fish Physiology (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3310 - Applied Dairy Cattle Genetics (2 credits - offered in odd - numbered years only)
  • ANSC 3400 - Comparative Mammalian Reproduction (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3410 - Biology of the Mammary Gland in Health and Disease (2 credits - offered in even - numbered years only)   
  • ANSC 3450 - Reproductive Physiology and Management of Dairy Cattle (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3510 - Dairy Herd Management (4 credits) 
  • ANSC 3511 - Junior Dairy Fellows (2 credits) 
  • ANSC 3550 - Dairy Cattle Nutrition (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3561 - International Dairy Study Trip II (1 credit - offered in even - numbered years only)
  • ANSC 3600 - Beef Cattle (3 credits - offered in even numbered years only)
  • ANSC 3700 - Immunology in Animal Health and Disease (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3800 - Sheep (3 credits - offered in odd - numbered years only)
  • ANSC 3850 - Dairy Sheep Management (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 3900 - Animal Welfare Science Journal Club
  • ANSC 3920 - Mechanisms of Animal Growth and Development (2 credits - offered in odd - numbered years only)
  • ANSC 3980 - Animals in Biomedical Research (2 credits - offered in odd - numbered years only) 
  • ANSC 4020 - Seminar in Animal Sciences (1 credit)
  • ANSC 4120 - Whole-Farm Nutrient Management (4 credits) 
  • ANSC 4140 - Ethics and Animal Science (2 credits) 
  • ANSC 4280 - Comparative Nutrition of the Horse and Pig (4 credits)
  • ANSC 4290 - Current Topics in Cat and Dog Nutrition (1 credit)
  • ANSC 4410 - Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry (3 credits) 
  • ANSC 4560 - Dairy Management Fellowship (2 credits) 

Other Animal Science Course Offerings (Fall and Spring):

  • ANSC 4940 - Special Topics in Animal Science
  • ANSC 4960 - Internship in Animal Science
  • ANSC 4970 - Individual Study in Animal Science
  • ANSC 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching in Animal Science
  • ANSC 4990 - Undergraduate Research in Animal Science