Animal Sciences  

ANSC 401 - Animals and Society
Credits: 4.00
The use of animals in agricultural production, for recreation, companionship, and research is considered. The nutrition, genetics, diseases, and reproduction of domestic animals are covered. Special fee. Lab.

ANSC 402 - Horsemanship
Credits: 3.00
For beginning, intermediate, and advanced riders. Basics of balance seat, specializing in basic dressage and combined training. Limited number of students may stable their horses at the University. Special fee. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits. Lab. Prereq: permission.

ANSC 403 - Summer Horsemanship
Credits: 1.00
For beginning and intermediate riders. Basics of balance seat, specializing in basic dressage and combined training. There is no lecture with this summer course. Limited number of students may stable their horses at the University. Special fee. May be repeated for a maximum of 18 credits. Prereq: permission.

ANSC 404 - Introductory Equine Science
Credits: 4.00
Study of the horse industry encompassing nutrition, genetics, breeds, selection procedures, and health maintenance. Special fee. Lab.

ANSC 405 - Food and Society
Credits: 4.00
Consideration of the cultural significance of food, emphasizing historical, psychological, social, political, and economic aspects.(Also offered as NUTR 405.) Writing intensive.

ANSC 406 - Careers in Animal Science
Credits: 1.00
Survey of various areas of animal and veterinary science and opportunities available. Cr/F.

ANSC 408 - Dairy Production Techniques
Credits: 2.00
Practical experience in dairy husbandry techniques. Only for students with no previous experience in dairy husbandry. Prereq: permission.

ANSC 409 - Introduction to Dairy Herd Management
Credits: 3.00
Economic principles and management factors involved in successful dairy herd management. Criteria for success, record keeping, applied genetics, housing, materials handling, feeding, and health care are topics covered. (Not offered every year.)
Co-requisites: ANSC 410

ANSC 410 - Introduction to Dairy Herd Management Lab
Credits: 1.00
Practical study of various aspects of dairy herd management. Farm visits and case studies will be involved. Should be taken concurrently with ANSC 409. (Not offered every year.)
Co-requisites: ANSC 409

ANSC 420 - The Horse in History, Art, and Culture
Credits: 4.00
The horse as a unifying theme and vehicle for the exploration of the history, art and culture of ancient and modern America, Europe, and Asia. Examines the horse's relationship with man throughout history, working in the often-revoluntionary effect the horse has had on human development and civilization. Topics to include: changing use of the horse in transportation, warfare and sport; role of the horse in attention to myth, folklore and culture; history of breeds/types of horse in world cultures. Special attention to the depiction of the horse in art as a reflection of the horses use in society and of the developments in artistic style.

ANSC 430 - Dairy Cattle Selection
Credits: 2.00
Principles of selecting dairy cattle based on performance, pedigree analysis, progeny testing, and type evaluation. Lab.

ANSC 432 - Animal Forages
Credits: 3.00
Production and utilization of New England forage crops. Selection of species and varieties; cultural and harvesting practices for top production of excellent quality. Combining uses for greatest efficiency in feeding various livestock classes. Lab.

ANSC 507 - Scientific Approach to Equine Discipline
Credits: 3.00
Physiological development, control, and education; bitting, lunging, driving, and equine gymnastics. Special fee. Lab.

ANSC 511 - Anatomy and Physiology
Credits: 4.00
Introduction to the principles of human structure and function. Includes molecular and cellular mechanisms of major processes (such as muscle contraction, neural transmission, and signal transduction) and systematic aspects of the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and renal systems. Structure of the above systems will be covered at both the microscopic and macroscopic levels. Prereq: CHEM 403-404. Special fee. Lab. No credit if credit earned for ZOOL 507-508; ZOOL 518 and ZOOL 625. Not open to freshmen.

ANSC 512 - Anatomy and Physiology
Credits: 4.00
Introduction to the principles of human structure and function. Includes molecular and cellular mechanisms of major processes (such as muscle contraction, neural transmission, and signal transduction) and systematic aspects of the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and renal systems. Structure of the above systems will be covered at both the microscopic and macroscopic levels. Prereq: CHEM 403-404. Special fee. Lab. No credit if credit earned for ZOOL 507-508; ZOOL 518 and ZOOL 625. Not open to freshmen.

ANSC 520 - Classical Dressage Experience in Portugal
Credits: 2.00
Concentrated study of the Portuguese method of classical dressage at L'Escola De Equitaco De Alcainca 'N Alcainca, Portugal. Affords students the opportunity to ride at a premiere center for equestrian art with a master of classical dressage and to experience the culture of Portugal. Offers full immersion in dressage riding, teaching, and training. Trip takes place over Spring Break. Weekly seminar held prior to departure. Special fee. Prereq: ANSC 402: Horsemanship at I-2 level or above.

ANSC 530 - Dairy Cattle Diseases
Credits: 2.00
Covers the principles of immune response, disease development, immunological basis for disease control, management practices to maintain animal health, and dairy cattle disease identification and prevention.

ANSC 543 - Technical Writing in Dairy Management
Credits: 2.00
Emphasis on writing scientific articles and articles for the end user on subjects pertaining to the dairy industry. Students are also expected to make several oral presentations. Resume preparation is also included. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.

ANSC 600 - Field Experience
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
A supervised experience providing the opportunity to apply academic experience in settings associated with future professional employment and/or related graduate opportunities. Must be approved by a faculty adviser selected by the student. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 credit hours. Permission of supervising faculty member required. Cr/F.

ANSC 602 - Animal Rights and Societal Issues
Credits: 4.00
To explore all aspects of human-animal interaction and welfare, emphasizing social, ethical, biological, historical and economic aspects of animal care and use. (Juniors and seniors only.) Special fee. Writing intensive.

ANSC 604 - Equine Selection
Credits: 4.00
Principles of selecting the performance sport horse with an analysis of conformation, gait, soundness, and pedigree. Breed improvement through applied genetics, heritablility, stallion and mare selection and inherited abnormalities. An additional hour has been added totaling 4 contact hours.

ANSC 605 - Equine Business Management
Credits: 4.00
Many of the careers equine science students aspire to are actually small businesses. Running a successful equine-related enterprise involves equine business planning, marketing, management and profitability, in addition to an equine science background. These concepts apply when developing a new equine business, expanding or refocusing a current equine business, and to those working as part of the management team of an existing equine business. This course will examine these underlying fundamentals. Students will also be involved in business planning for an equine business, evaluation and redirection recommendations for an existing equine business, case studies, role-plays.

ANSC 607 - Small Animal Diseases
Credits: 2.00
Common diseases in companion animals; emphasis on canine and feline medicine.

ANSC 609 - Principles of Nutrition
Credits: 4.00
Applied animal nutrition and nutrient metabolism. Prereq: one year of chemistry; one semester of physiology.

ANSC 612 - Genetics of Domestic Animals
Credits: 4.00
Application of basic and molecular genetics to the diagnosis and control of inherited diseases of domestic animals and application of quantitative genetics for the improvement of economically important traits of farm animals. Prereq: BIOL 411 or permission.

ANSC 620 - Equine Diseases
Credits: 2.00
Body-systems approach to the discussion of medical and surgical diseases affecting the horse. Prereq: ANSC 404.
Co-requisites: ANSC 622

ANSC 622 - Equine Disease Clinic
Credits: 2.00
Evaluation techniques of the normal and abnormal horse using the University horse herd. Discussion of clinical cases within the herd. Prereq: ANSC 404; Coreq: ANSC 620.
Co-requisites: ANSC 620

ANSC 625 - Equine Sports Medicine and Lameness
Credits: 4.00
Limitations of the healthy horse in athletic competition and the prevention and treatment of equine athletic injuries with heavy emphasis on the musculoskeletal system. Prereq: ANSC 404; ANSC 511-512; permission. Special fee.

ANSC 626 - Cell Physiology
Credits: 4.00
Advanced study of the physiological processes and characteristics of mammalian cells, and the biochemical/biophysical components that control cell homeostasis and function. Emphasis will be placed upon transmembrane transport mechanisms, cell communication and signal transduction, adhesion and contractility mechanisms, metabolism, and the organization of the intracellular milieu. Prereq: BIOL 411 or ZOOL 507-508 or ZOOL 625; permission. Maximum enrollment of 50 students.

ANSC 650 - Dairy Industry Travel Course
Credits: 1.00
Extended field trip to a variety of dairy farms and dairy related businesses in the Northeast with students and faculty from other New England land grants. Includes discussion sessions, case study, problem solving, and journal report. Prereq: permission. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 credits.

ANSC 651 - Biotechnology Experience/Biomanufacturing
Credits: 4.00
Course begins by introducing the student to the proteins and companies of biotechnology and to current good manufacturing practices. Remainder of course students use cell culture of bacteria, mammalian and yeast cells to produce human proteins using the tools and manufacturing standards, operating procedures of biotechnology including upstream and downstream processing of proteins, and quality control of protein production. Prereq: BIOL 411-412; CHEM 403-404. (Also listed as MICR 651.) Permission required.

ANSC 653 - Principles of Teaching Equitation
Credits: 4.00
Teaching techniques and procedures, with emphasis on dressage; opportunity to teach riding theory and techniques to other students under supervision of instructor. Teaching certificate awarded to students successfully completing course. Prereq: ANSC 402 and 507; permission. Special fee. Lab. A year-long course; 4 cr. each semester, 8 cr. total, an IA grade (continuous course) given at the end of first semester. Withdrawal from course results in loss of credit.

ANSC 654 - Principles of Teaching Equitation
Credits: 4.00
Second semester of two-semester sequence. See course description for 653. Writing intensive.

ANSC 655 - Biotechnology Experience/Research
Credits: 4.00
Biotechnology Research Experience is one of two courses that provides students with state-of-the art tools of biotechnology and an opportunity to master skills and acquire the knowledge needed to effectively work in a biotechnology lab within the industry. Research protocols used in this course illustrate aspects of the "central dogma" of molecular biology. Prereq: BIOL 411, 412, and MICR 503. (Also listed as MICR 655.)

ANSC 694 - Summer Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management
Credits: 4.00
SCREAM (Summer Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management) is a course in which students perform the work and make financial and management decisions associated with the CREAM dairy herd. Students assume complete responsibility for the management and care of the 25-cow herd for the entire summer. SCREAM provides students with a unique experiential learning model that will help them understand how to work together to manage and operate a small business, the decision-making skills required in production agriculture, and the application of science to the management of a dairy herd. Prereq: upper-class standing, permission.

ANSC 695 - Supervised Teaching Experience
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
Participants are expected to perform such functions as leading discussion sections, directing and assisting in laboratories, and assisting students with their problems in courses that participants have completed successfully. Enrollment is limited to juniors and seniors who have a minimum 3.00 cumulative average. Prereq: permission of instructor and department chairperson. May be repeated up to a maximum of 4 credits. Cr/F.

ANSC 696 - Supervised Teaching Experience
Credits: 1.00 to 2.00
See description for ANSC 695. Cr/F.

ANSC 697 - Equine Seminar
Credits: 1.00
Current equine industry issues, recent literature and research, and professional preparation. Offered to sophomores and juniors only. Cr/F.

ANSC 698 - Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management (CREAM)
Credits: 4.00
CREAM (Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management) is a 2 semester course in which students perform the work and make the financial management decisions associated with the CREAM dairy herd. Students assume complete responsibility for the management and care of the 25-cow herd for the entire academic year. CREAM provides students with a unique experiential learning model that will help them understand how to work together to manage and operate a small business, the decision-making skills required in production agriculture and the application of science to the management of a dairy herd. Permission. Two semesters of 4 cr. each are required.

ANSC 701 - Physiology of Reproduction
Credits: 4.00
Comparative aspects of embryology, anatomy, endocrinology, and physiology of reproduction. Special fee. Lab.

ANSC 702 - Endocrinology
Credits: 4.00
Biochemical and molecular structure and function of vertebrate endocrine systems. Influence of endocrine system on the physiology of vertebrates, with special reference to mammals. Current investigations of the endocrine system as a regulator and integrator of body functions including such systems as growth, reproduction, metabolism, differentiation, and behavior. (Also offered as BCHM 702.) Prereq: BCHM 658 or 751;/permission. Special fee.

ANSC 704 - Principles of Pathobiology
Credits: 4.00
Principles and mechanisms of disease at the cellular and tissue levels, including responses to cell injury, death and adaptation, inflammation, circulatory disturbances, disorders of the immune system, and neoplasia. Prereq: ANSC 511/512 or permission.

ANSC 706 - Human Genetics
Credits: 3.00
The genetic basis of human traits and diseases. New understanding added by molecular genetic approaches. Human genome project, gene therapy. Discussion of genetic components of quantitative and behavioral traits in human evolution. Prereq: BIOL 604 or ANSC 612. (Also offered as GEN 706.) (Not offered every year.)

ANSC 708 - Ruminology
Credits: 2.00
Anatomy of the ruminant gastrointestinal tract, physiological factors related to rumen function, and microbial metabolism of carbohydrates, protein, and lipids. Prereq: MICR 503 or equivalent.
Co-requisites:

ANSC 710 - Dairy Nutrition
Credits: 2.00
Feeding management of dairy cattle. Emphasis on feedstuffs, nutritional requirements, and diet formulation for efficient production and optimum health. Prereq: ANSC 609; permission.
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ANSC 714 - Research Methods in Endocrinology
Credits: 5.00
Principles of biomedical, cellular, and molecular techniques and their applications to research in the endocrine system. Techniques include protein and nucleic acid assays, thin layer chromatography, radioimmunioassay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, transfection, restriction analysis, plasmid amplification, RNA extraction, and dot-blot hybridization. Prereq: ANSC 701 or BCHM 658 or ANSC 702/BCHM 702; permission. Special fee. Lab. Writing intensive.

ANSC 715 - Physiology of Lactation
Credits: 4.00
Examines the biological and biochemical influences of the lactation process. Emphasis on the physiological effects of environments, hormones, and nutrition on milk synthesis and secretion, mammary physiology, and maternal response. Prereq: ANSC 701, permission.

ANSC 718 - Mammalian Physiology
Credits: 4.00
Advanced study of the systems that control mammalian functions with emphasis on cellular and molecular mechanisms. Includes the nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems. Prereq: ANSC 511-512; ZOOL 627, and one semester of biochemistry or permission.

ANSC 724 - Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination
Credits: 4.00
Focus on goals and fundamentals of reproductive management of horses, dairy and livestock animals, and through actual experience, development of competency in performing modern breeding techniques for equine and bovine reproduction. Prereq: ANSC 701; permission. Special fee. Lab.

ANSC 727 - Advanced Dairy Management I
Credits: 4.00
Advanced management evaluation of milking procedures, reproduction, genetics, herd health, feeding, housing, and milking systems. Prereq: junior or senior standing; permission.
Co-requisites:

ANSC 728 - Advanced Dairy Management II
Credits: 4.00
Advanced management evaluation of record keeping, financial and business management, personnel management, waste management, and marketing. Prereq: junior or senior standing; permission. Writing intensive.
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ANSC 746 - Animal Cell Culture
Credits: 4.00
Theory and principles fundamental to the culture of animal cells in vitro. Introduction to techniques of preparation and maintenance of animal cell cultures. Application of cell culture to contemporary research in the biological sciences. Special fee. Lab.

ANSC 750 - Nutritional Biochemistry
Credits: 4.00
Detailed analysis of the digestion, absorption, transport and intermediary metabolism of nutrients. Nutrient requirements are evaluated in the context of their physiological and biochemical functions. Prereq: ANSC 511-512; BCHM 658; or equivalents. (Also offered as NUTR 750.) Fall semester only. Writing intensive.

ANSC 751 - Cell Culture
Credits: 5.00
Principles and technical skills fundamental to the culture of animal and plant cells, tissues, and organs. Introduction to the techniques of sub-culturing, establishing primary cultures, karyotyping, serum testing, cloning, growth curves, cryopreservation, hybridoma formation and monoclonal antibody production, and organ cultures. An interdisciplinary course with emphasis on the application of cell culture to contemporary research in the biological sciences. Prereq: MICR 503; permission. (Also offered as MICR 751 and PBIO 751.) Special fee. Lab.

ANSC #752 - Mammalian Cell Culture
Credits: 5.00
Basic concepts and techniques associated with the cultivation of mammalian cells in vitro, including media preparation, cell viability, transfer, cloning, cryopreservation; use of transformed cell harboring cloning vectors for production of bioproducts. (No credit if already taken MICR 751.) Prereq: MICR 503. (Also offered as MICR 752.) Special fee. Lab.

ANSC 754 - Molecular Diagnostics
Credits: 4.00
To introduce advanced undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, medical laboratory science, physics, and engineering to the basic concepts and principles of biotechnology-based diagnostic and detection methods. These include immunoassay, nucleic acid probes, biosensors, and microarrays. Also introduces advanced students to the basic concepts of applied R & D and product development. Provides a fundamental understanding of biotechnology-based diagnostic methods and the basic steps necessary to develop a product based on a laboratory concept.

ANSC 760 - Geriatric Nutrition
Credits: 3.00
Emphasis on the nutritional requirements and status of the elderly in view of psychological and physiological changes in aging. Approaches for nutrition intervention and support will be addressed. Prereq: NUTR 400 or permission. (Also offered as NUTR 760.) Cr/F. Summer session only.

ANSC 795 - Investigations
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
Investigations in genetics, nutrition, management, diseases, histology, equestrian management/agribusiness, physiology, cell biology, microbiology, dairy management, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq: permission.

ANSC 799 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
Independent research culminating with a written honors thesis in A) Genetics; B) Nutrition; C) Management; D) Diseases; E) Histology; F) Light Horsemanship; G) Physiology; H) Cell Biology; I) Microbiology; J) Dairy Management. May be repeated. Prereq: permission. IA. Writing intensive.