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Animal Science (ANSI)
ANSI 5573 Techniques in Animal Molecular Biology Prerequisites: BIOC 4113.
ANSI 5763 Advanced Nonruminant Nutrition Prerequisites: BIOC 3653.
Description: Principles of major basic animal molecular biology techniques in gene cloning and expression. Hands-on experience with basic molecular biology techniques, including DNA cloning and quantitative measurement of mRNA and protein expression in eukaryotic cells. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Lab: 4 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Description: An in-depth study of the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of nutrients in nonruminant domesticated farm animals. Unique metabolic characteristics of nonruminant species contrasted with ruminant animals. Fundamentals of energetics as related to animal performance. Same course as ANSI 5762. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Animal Science
Department/School: Animal Science ANSI 5613 Advanced Beef Production
ANSI 5773 Protein Nutrition Prerequisites: BIOC 3653.
Description: Beef cattle breeding, nutrition, reproduction, health and disease prevention, life cycle management of the calf crop, as well as marketing alternatives for the producer. Farm and Ranch acquisition, management, including the stocker and/or feedlot phase. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Animal Science ANSI 5733 Advanced Ruminant Nutrition Prerequisites: ANSI 3653. Description: Factors influencing nutrient requirements of ruminants for maintenance, growth, reproduction and lactation, and their implications with regard to husbandry practices and nutritional management of livestock. Application of current concepts of ruminant livestock nutrition; use of microcomputer programs in diet evaluation and formulation, beef gain simulation and problem solving. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Animal Science ANSI 5743 Rumenology Prerequisites: ANSI 3653 or equivalent. Description: Physiology of development of the ruminant digestive tract; the nature of, and factors controlling digestion and absorption from the tract to include the relative nature and roles of the rumen bacteria and protozoa. Same course as ANSI 5743. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Animal Science ANSI 5753 Animal Nutrition Techniques and Laboratory Methods Prerequisites: CHEM 3015 or equivalent. Description: Collection, handling, and processing of biological materials. Record keeping, pipetting, preparation of reagents, and conducting routine nutritional analysis. Theory of operation of major laboratory equipment. Application of current techniques to problem solving in animal nutrition research. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Animal Science
Description: Nutritional, biochemical and clinical aspects of protein metabolism as it relates to nutritional status. Same course as ANSI 5772. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Animal Science ANSI 5783 Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Prerequisites: BIOC 5753. Description: Development of the concept of dietary essential minerals and vitamins. Individual minerals and vitamins discussed for animal species from the standpoint of chemical form, availability, requirements, biochemical systems, deficiencies and excesses and estimation in foods and feed. Same course as ANSI 5782. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Animal Science ANSI 6000 Doctoral Research and Thesis Prerequisites: MS degree. Description: Independent research planned, conducted and reported in consultation with, and under the direction of, a major professor. Open only to students continuing beyond the level of the MS degree. Offered for variable credit, 1-10 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-10 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Animal Science ANSI 6010 Special Topics in Animal Breeding Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Advanced topics and new developments in animal breeding and population genetics. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 3 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Animal Science
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