| 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: permissio
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 407 - Animal Ethics: Your Child or Your Dog
Credits:
4.00
The differences between animal welfare and animal rights,
application of these two ethical philosophies to current
uses of animals in research, as food (factory farming), the
production and use of transgenic animals, and the use of
animals as organ donors for humans (xeno-transplantation).
Students will depend on information from other disciplines
ranging from moral philosophy and ethics to history of
genetics, production agriculture, and ethology.
ANSC 408 - Large Animal Behavior and Handling Techniques
Credits:
2.00
Introduction to domestic large animal behavior and
handling techniques. Cattle, horses, swine, and sheep are
used in this course. Students perform routine
health-related procedures, and gain vaulable hands-on
skills and techniques which can be applied to the fields of
veterinary medicine, animal research, commercial
agriculture, and animal control.
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 415 - Women and Science
Credits:
4.00
The history of women in sciences, beginning with the first
women scientists to women scientists in the 21st century.
Exploration of a variety of topics in multiple disciplines
to acquire a better understanding of the issues, including:
culture, society, politics, economics, and gender; as well
as race, class, and sexuality; which have affected the
advancement of women in science through the centuries.
Issues are examined to determine the status of women
scientists and what the future holds for women in the
sciences. Writing intensive.
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. La
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 500 - Methods of Therapeutic Riding
Credits:
4.00
Comprehensive examination of therapeutic riding including
types of therapeutic riding and its physical, mental, and
emotional benefits for clients with a variety of
disabilities. Topics include hypnotherapy,
equine-facilitated mental health, equipment
needs/modifications, special considerations for the therapy
horse, and the role of the volunteer therapist, and
instructor. Special fee.
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.
Permission required.
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 Animal Sciences
Credits:
2.00
Emphasis on writing scientific articles and articles for
the end user on subjects pertaining to the animal science
industry. Students are expected to make several oral
presentations. Resume preparation is also included. Prereq:
ENGL 401 or equivalent; permission. Writing intensive.
ANSC 565 - Principles of Horse Trials Management
Credits:
1.00
Theory and hands-on involvement in the organizational
process of managing an eventing competition. Topics will
include budgeting, logistical needs, working with entries,
sponsorship, awards, publicity, facilities management,
course design and committee management. Students will
actively participate in the management and preparation of
the UNH Horse Trials, overseeing the committees working in
the phases of the event and also performing other
responsibilities. 1-credit, half semester course. (During
the fall semester, the class will meet for the first half
of the semester; during the spring semester, the class will
meet for the second half of the semester)
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 600W - Field Experience
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
See description for ANSC 600. Cr/F. Writing intensive.
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,
heritability, 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 615 - Norwich Farm Dairy Internship
Credits:
14.00
An internship on a commercial dairy farm allowing the
student day-to-day management of a herd of Holstein cows
health and management (animal and financial) are studied.
Homework and monthly exams. Dairy Management majors only.
Permission required.
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 623 - Comparative Histology
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to microscopic anatomy of domestic animals
tissues and body systems with reference to human, avian,
fish, and marine mammals. Structure and function briefly
correlated. Prereq: ANSC 511-512 or permission. Special
fee. Recommended for all premed, prevet, and predental
students.
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 640 - Principles of Riding Instruction
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the principles, theory and practice of
Riding Instruction. Includes discussion of styles of
learning and instruction as applied to a riding
environment, student assessment, skill acquisition, lesson
planning, horse selection and principles of group and
private riding instruction. Students will use lab time to
observe, assist and practice teaching in sections of ANSC
402, which will be matched according to their abilities and
interests. Students will prepare for ARIA licensing
examinations as part of class. Fall semester only. Lab.
Prereq: ANSC 402 at Intermediate 1 or above, or permission.
ANSC 641 - Principles of Dressage Instruction
Credits:
2.00
Advanced principles and theory of dressage and advanced
concepts in teaching and coaching dressage. Students will
use lab time to observe, assist and practice teaching in
dressage-only sections of ANSC 402. Students will prepare
for ARIA licensing examinations as part of class. Spring
semester only. Lab. Prereq: ANSC 640.
ANSC 642 - Principles of Jumping Instruction
Credits:
2.00
Advanced principles and theory of jumping and advanced
concepts in teaching and coaching over fences in the arena
and cross-country Students will use lab time to observe,
assist and practice teaching in dressage-only sections of
ANSC 402. Students will prepare for ARIA licensing
examinations as part of class. Spring semester only. Lab.
Prereq: ANSC 640.
ANSC 643 - Principles of Therapeutic Riding Instruction
Credits:
2.00
Principles and theory of teaching therapeutic riding,
including special considerations of teaching in a
therapeutic environment and methods of instruction for
individuals with a variety of disabilities. Lab consists of
observing, assisting and practice-teaching in UNH
Therapeutic Riding Program as perparation for NARHA
instructor certification process. Spring semester only.
Prereq: ANSC 640 and ANSC 500.
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 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 702W - Endocrinology
Credits:
4.00
See description for ANSC 702. Special fee. Writing
intensive.
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 705 - Veterinary Microbiology and Zoonotic Disease
Credits:
2.00
Clinical microbiological techniques using veterinary
medical specimens. Along with the isolation and
indentification of bacterial, fungal and parasitic
pathogens, the zoonotic potential of a variety of organisms
is discussed. Prereq: permission of instructor.
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 707 - Veterinary Histologic Techniques
Credits:
2.00
Routine histologic techniques including tissue trimming,
processing, sectioning, routine and specialized staining,
lab safety, and toubleshooting skills are taught through
small group discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on
training. Prereq: permission of instructor.
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:
4.00
Feeding management of dairy cattle. Emphasis on
feedstuffs, nutritional requirements, and diet formulation
for efficient production and optimum health. Prereq: ANSC
609 or 750; permission.
Co-requisites:
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, radioimmunoassay,
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. Writing intensive.
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.
Co-requisites:
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 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 795W - Investigations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
See description for ANSC 795. Writing intensive.
ANSC 799 - Honors Senior 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.