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)
Overview of the breadth and depth of the livestock and poultry industry;
types and breeds, world distributions, foods and products from farm animals,
reproduction, genetics, nutrition, and marketing.
10L. Animal Science Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10 (or concurrently). Laboratory practices to accompany
A Sci 10. (2 lab hours)
65. Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals (4)
Prerequisite; Zool 1 or 10. Classification, identification, pathogenicity
and control of the important bacterial, viral and mycotic agents causing
disease in domestic animals of the United States. (2 lecture, 4 lab hours)
70. Feeds and Feeding (3)
Prerequisite; Chem 2A. Principles of nutrition; nutrients and their metabolism;
comparison of qualitative nutrient requirements of non-ruminant and ruminant
animals and ration balancing to meet these requirements.
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.
105. Advanced Animal Science Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10. Not open to animal science majors. Development of
skills in applying animal science principles and practices; discussion,
demonstration, participation. (2 2-hour lecture-labs; field trips)
110. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals (3)
Prerequisite; Zool 1 or 10. General structures of farm animals and .physiological
functions of organs of the animal body.
110L. Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: A Sci 110 (or concurrently). Laboratory practices to accompany
A Sci 110. (3 lab hours)
120. Animal Health and Disease (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 110. Introduction to etiology, pathology, therapeutics
and prevention of diseases of domestic animals.
120L. Animal Health Laboratory (1; max total 3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 120 (or concurrently). Laboratory practices to accompany
A Sci 120. Separate sections for horses, dairy, livestock, house pets, and
laboratory animals. No section may be repeated. (3 lab hours)
125. Principles of Animal Breeding (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10; introductory genetics. Principles of genetics as
applied to domestic animals. Practices and problems commonly encountered
in animal breeding.
130. Feed Mill Management (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 70. Planning, operating and maintaining feed mills;
mixing, buying and selling feeds; participation in management and operation
of university feed mill; field trips. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
136. Parasites of Domestic Animals (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 1 or 10 or A Sci 120. Classification, life cycle, treatment
and control of helminth, arthropod and protozoa parasites pathogenic to
domestic animals of United States. Emphasis placed on parasites of greatest
veterinary importance, (2 lecture, 2 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. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
145. Horses for Pleasure (3)
Not open to animal science majors or students with credit in A Sci 151 intended
for students who desire a general knowledge of the modem light horse industry;
evaluation and selection, horsemanship principles, training techniques,
diseases, and unsoundness, nutrition, breeding, buildings and equipment.
.
150. Animal Science Seminar (1; max total 2)
Open to seniors majoring in animal science. Latest developments in research;
assigned papers in animal science to be presented in both oral and written
form.
155. Animal Reproduction (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 110. Principles of reproductive physiology and their
application to domestic animals.
155L. Animal Reproduction Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: A Sci 155 (or concurrently). Laboratory practices to accompany
A Sci 155. (3 lab hours)
160T. Topics in Animal Science (1-4; max total 6 per discipline if
no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: junior standing, permission of instructor. Anatomy, physiology,
pathology, nutrition, genetics, economics. Topics may require lab hours.
170. Animal Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 70. Principles of nutrition and metabolism; application
of nutrients, nutrient sources, and nutrient requirements to domestic animals.
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 Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
Animal Husbandry (A Sci)
11. Livestock Selection and Evaluation (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10 (or concurrently). 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)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10 (or concurrently). 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)
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)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10 (or concurrently). 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)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10 (or concurrently). Not open to students with credit
in A Sci 145. Breeds, selection, care, and feeding of light horses; their
use and place in California agriculture. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
101. Livestock Evaluation (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10, 11. Detailed analysis at various visual and physical
methods of appraising animal body types as related to functional and economic
value of livestock. Written and oral summaries of evaluations. (1 lecture,
3 lab hours; field trips)
111. Advanced Beef Management (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 21. Management techniques and principles as applied
to beef cattle industry; breeding, nutrition, animal health, and records
of performance.
111L. Advanced Beef Management Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite: A Sci 111 (or concurrently). Laboratory practices to accompany
A Sci 111. (3 lab hours)
121. Meats (3)
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)
131. Meats and the Consumer (4)
Not open to animal science majors or students with credit in A Sci 121.
Consumer problems in buying meat to include quality and price selection,
identification, nutritive value, storage, processing, preparation for consumption,
and government inspection and standards. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours)
141. Meat Evaluation (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10. Evaluation of live animals and carcasses with emphasis
on current grading and evaluation concepts as applied to carcasses, meat
products, and live animals. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
151. Advanced Horse Management (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 51 or 145. Advanced principles of horse husbandry; management
of horse breeding farms, breeding systems, training and selling horses,
western equitation. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
161. Animal Science Technology (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 10, or junior standing. Techniques used in applying
theories and principles of the disciplines encountered in the animal sciences.
171. Marketing Livestock and Meat (3)
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)
Basic principles and practices involved in milking, feeding, breeding, evaluating,
housing, health, behavior and management of dairy cattle.
12L. Dairying Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: A Sci 12 (or concurrently). Laboratory practices to accompany
A Sci. 12. (2 lab hours)
112. Dairy Farm Management (4)
Prerequisite: A Sci 12. Planning the development and operation of a complete
modern dairy production unit, including all costs and managerial responsibilities
required for a successful operation. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours; field trips)
122. Dairy Cattle Evaluation (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 12. Classification, judging, fitting, showing, pedigrees
and production records in their application to evaluating the functional
ability of dairy cattle. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
152. Applied Reproductive Control (4)
Prerequisite: A Sci 110. Basic principles of reproductive control in all
species of domesticated animals including semen collection and artificial
insemination. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours)
The following courses are open to students who have been accepted into
the graduate program. Students who are not in graduate standing should contact
the department graduate coordinator prior to enrolling.
Agriculture (Agri)
200. Biometrics in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: Math 101 or Plant 99, permission of instructor. Advanced concepts
in the design of agricultural experiments. Emphasis is placed on the selection
of appropriate designs to meet the objectives of well-planned experiments.
Relative merits of various designs and topics in analysis, interpretation,
and regression are covered.
220. Research Communications in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: completion of university graduate writing skills requirement.
Emphasis on critical literature review, scientific writing, and oral presentation
of research results.
240T. Topics in Animal Science (3; max total 12)
Prerequisite: upper-division animal science appropriate to study topic;
permission of instructor. Investigation of topic in animal science; anatomy,
physiology, pathology, nutrition, genetics, or economics. Topics may require
lab hours.
241. Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 155. Physiology which deals with neural and hormonal
integration and control of the animal body, including scientific aspects
of the processes of reproduction and application of current knowledge in
improving reproductive efficiency.
242. Environmental Physiology of Domestic Animals (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 145A; permission of instructor. A study of environmental
factors affecting domestic animals under field and controlled conditions.
243. Metabolism and Energy Physiology (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 8. Current aspects of the integral processes involved
in metabolism and energy physiology of laboratory and farm animals. Application
of the principles concerned in intermediary Metabolism. Selected readings
in the current literature within the field.
244. Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 135. A survey of the biochemical and physiological importance
of vitamins and minerals in the nutrition of man and his animals. Included
is the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of both vitamin and mineral
deficiencies.
245. Advanced Animal Breeding (3)
Prerequisite: A Sci 125, 155; permission of instructor. The application
of genetic principles to the breeding of livestock. The study of applied
selection and measurements of the results.
260. Seminar in Animal Science (1; max total 2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Written and oral reports on selected
areas of research on problems in animal science.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Agriculture (Agri)
300. Topics in Agriculture (1-3)
Topics may require lab hours.
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