Note: Active immunization against tetanus (available through Student
Health Services) is a prerequisite for registration in any laboratory course
in agriculture and for any student employment on the University Farm.
Note: Cost to the student of extended field trips varies each semester depend
ing upon itinerary. The student should ask the course instructor.
Animal Science (A Sci)
10. Animal Science (3) (Former AH 1)
Types and breeds of farm animals and poultry in the United States; world
distribution, adaptation, production methods; foods and products from farm
animals, their use by humans. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
20. Animal Science Practicum(2)
Development of skills in applying animal science theories, principles,
and practices; discussion, demonstration, participation. (2 2-hour lecture
lecture-labs; field trips)
70. Comparative Nutrition (3) (Former AH 71)
Prerequisite; Chem 2A, Bot 10 or Zool 10. Principles of nutrition; nutrients
and their metabolism; comparison of qualitative nutrient requirements of
monogastric and ruminant animals and man; role of animal food products in
human nutrition.
80. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4)
Open to freshmen and sophomores with permission of instructor. Exploratory
work on a suitable agricultural problem in animal science.
100. Animal Reproduction (3) (Former AH, DS 106)
Prerequisite: Biol 120, A Sci 10 or 12. Principles of physiology and
heredity as applied to the breeding of farm animals; application of genetics
to a livestock breeding program.
110. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals (3) (Former AH 115)
Prerequisite; Zool 1, Chem 8. General structures of farm animals and .physiological
functions of organs of the animal body.
120. Livestock Sanitation and Disease (3) (Former AH 116)
Prerequisite: A Sci 110 permission of instructor. Sanitation practices and
use of disinfectants; cause, symptoms. prevention, and treatment of common
diseases of livestock. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
130. Feed Mill Management (2) (Former AH 73)
Prerequisite: A Sci 70. Operation and maintenance feed mills; compiling
rations, mixing, buying and selling feeds; participation in management and
operation of university feed mill; field trips. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
140. Behavior of Domestic Animal (3)
Not open to students with credit in this section o1 A Sci 160T, Prerequisite:
A Sci 10. Man's understanding and utilization of the principles of behavior
in confined and free-ranging domestic animals. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)
150. Animal Husbandry Seminar (1; max total 2) (Former AH 170)
Open to seniors majoring in animal husbandry. Latest developments in research;
assigned papers in animal husbandry to be presented in both oral and written
form.
160T. Topics in Animal Science (1-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: junior standing, permission of instructor. Anatomy, physiology,
pathology, nutrition, genetics, economics.
170. Applied Animal Nutrition (3) (Former AH 172)
Prerequisite: A Sci 70; or permissionof instructor. Quantitative nutrient
requirements and allowances fordomestic animals; feedstuffs and methods
of processing; feeding systems and ration formulation for profitablelivestock
production.
180. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4)
Open to juniors and seniors. Exploratory work on a suitable agricultural
problem in animal science.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference).
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
Animal Husbandry (A Sci)
11. Livestock Selection and Evaluation (3) (Former AH 2)
Basic factors involved in selection and evaluation of beef cattle, horses,
sheep, and swine; relationships of live market animal traits to carcass
desirability. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
21. Beef Husbandry (3) (Former AH 22)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10. Management of purebred and commercial beef herds;
selection of breeding stock; management practices in fattening cattle; marketing
slaughter and purebred cattle. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
31. Swine Husbandry (3) (Former AH 30)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10 (or concurrently). Principles and practices of purebred
and commercial swine husbandry; breeding, feeding, and management program.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
41. Sheep Husbandry (3) (Former AH 40)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10. Breeding, feeding management, and marketing of commercial
and purebred sheep; breeds, setting up a program of breeding, housing, and
equipment requirements; feeding and care of ewes and lambs; docking, castrating,
shearing, tying, sacking, storing wool. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
51. Horse Husbandry (3) (Former AH 50)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10, 11. Breeds, selection, care, and feeding of light
horses; their use and place in California agriculture. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours)
101. Livestock Judging (2; max total 4) (Former AH 103)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10, 11, or permission of instructor. Advanced course
in selection and appraisal of breedingand market livestock; animal form
and its relation to function; development of accurate and precise presentation
of reasons; comparative judging; conducting judging contests; selection
of livestock judging team from course enrollees. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours,
field trips)
111. Advanced Beef Husbandry (3) (Former AH 122)
Prerequisite: A Sci 21. Research and material in breeding, nutrition, diseases
and management; records of performance, pedigrees, purebred sales, show
herd management. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; i weekend field trip)
121. Meats (3) (Former AH 10)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10. Evaluation of live animals and carcasses; selection
and preparation of meats and meat products; survey of the meat industry
in the United States. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
151. Advanced Horse Husbandry (3) (Former AH 150)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10, 51. Advanced principles of horse husbandry; management
of horse breeding farms, breeding systems, training and selling horses,
western equitation. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours; 1 weekend field trip)
161. Animal Science Technology (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Techniques used
in applying theories and principles of the disciplines encountered in the
animal sciences.
171. Marketing Livestock and Meat (3) (Former AH 175)
Prerequisite: junior standing and permission of instructor. Economic principles
in marketing livestock and livestock products; demand, supply, distribution;
markets and marketing procedures; classifying, grading, evaluating livestock
for marketing.
Dairy Husbandry (A Sci)
12. Dairying (3) (Former DS 11A-B)
Survey of all important branches of the dairy industry; principles and practices
in milk production; basic principles of processing market products. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
62. Dairy Cattle Selection and Evaluation (3) (Former DS 56)
Correlation of production and pedigree records with type classifications
in evaluating dairy cattle; techniques in selecting, fitting, and showing
dairy cattle. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
102.Physiology of Lactation
Prerequisite: A Sci 12, 110. Physiological factors of mammary gland
development and function.
112. Dairy Cattle Management (3) (Former DS 102)
Prerequisite: A Sci 12, Econ 1A. Basic ideas, costs and concepts necessary
for the successful operation of a modern dairy production unit.
122. Advanced Dairy Cattle Selection (2; max total 4) (Former DS 55,
105)
Prerequisite: A Sci 12. Practice in judging and selection of dairy cattle;
detailed scoring of cattle according to breed types and characteristics;
training in oral justification of comparative placings. Intercollegiate
judging competition. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips)
152. artificial Insemination (2) (Former DS 110)
Prerequisite: A Sci 12, 110, Biol 120. Basic principles of artificial insemination
or dairy cattle; semen collection, processing, evaluation and use. (1 lecture,
3 lab hours)
Poultry Science (An Sc)
14. Poultry Production (3) (Former PH 1)
Poultry production; brooding, rearing, laying flocks, feeding, and housing.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
104. Poultry Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology (3)
Prerequisite:A Sci 14. Structure, function and diseases of domestic
poultry. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
154. Poultry Meat (4)
Prerequisite:A Sci 14, 104. Principles, practices and problems in production
and marketing of poultry meat. (3lecture, 3 lab hours)
164. Egg Production and Marketing (4) (Former PH 34)
Prerequisite: A Sci 14, 104. Principles, practices and problems in production
and marketing of eggs and egg products. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)
174. Poultry Reproduction (4) (Former PH 181)
Prerequisite: A Sci 14, 104, Biol 120. Principles, practices, and problems
involved in the breeding, hatching, and marketing of chicks and poults.(3
lecture, 3 lab hours)
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