Animal and Veterinary Science

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Animal Science

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Shelton E. Murinda, Chair

A four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science with subplans in Pre-veterinary Science/Graduate School, and Animal Science (general). Animal Health Science is also offered by the department as a separate major for those interested in veterinary nursing.

Specialized laboratories are provided for meat, wool, and animal production. The department maintains 330 acres of range land and 100 acres of irrigated pasture. Livestock includes a breeding herd of Angus and Angus Crossbred cattle; the Kellogg Arabian horses; flocks of purebred Rambouillet and Suffolk sheep, goats, and a herd of various commercial breeds of swine.

A Master of Science degree in Agriculture with a subplan in Animal Science is offered.  Specializations available within the degree are animal nutrition, animal breeding, and animal physiology.

Location of the university provides rich opportunities for students to obtain specialized and practical educational experience in production, management, feeding, marketing and processing. Cooperation of prominent local breeders, feeders, producers, marketing organizations and related animal industries offers additional opportunity for field study.

The Pre-veterinary Science/Graduate School option meets requirements for admission to most schools of veterinary medicine, related medical technical fields, and for graduate study in animal nutrition, meat science, animal breeding and animal physiology.

The Animal Science (general) option is designed to prepare students for careers in animal related fields other than Veterinary Medicine. These include USDA, animal industries, animal feed companies, biotech companies and other related industries. The option combines course work in a variety of species and specialties in order to have a broad background in the animal sciences.

Programs

• Animal Health Science, B.S.: 120 units
• Animal Science, B.S. - Animal Science Subplan/Option: 120 units
• Animal Science, B.S. - Pre-Veterinary Science/Graduate School Subplan/Option: 120 units

• Animal and Veterinary Science Minor: 33 units
• Equine Studies Minor: 18 units

• Agriculture, M.S. - Animal Science Subplan/Option: 30 units

Courses

• AHS 1104 - Orientation and Careers in Animal Health Science (2)
• AHS 1129 - Handling, Restraint and Nursing Care of Domestic Animals (3)
• AHS 1129L - Handling, Restraint and Nursing Care of Domestic Animals Laboratory (2)
• AHS 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• AHS 2202 - Clinical Anatomy and Physiology (3)
• AHS 2202L - Clinical Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (1)
• AHS 2208 - Diagnostic Imaging (1)
• AHS 2208L - Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory (2)
• AHS 2210 - Veterinary Office Procedures, Terminology and Law (3)
• AHS 2220 - Clinical Nutrition (2)
• AHS 2220L - Clinical Nutrition Laboratory (1)
• AHS 2410 - Clinical Internship I (1)
• AHS 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• AHS 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• AHS 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• AHS 3235 - Laboratory Procedures and Clinical Pathology (3)
• AHS 3235L - Laboratory Procedures and Clinical Pathology Laboratory (1)
• AHS 3263 - Companion Animal Nursing and Surgical Skills (2)
• AHS 3263L - Surgical Nursing Skills Laboratory (1)
• AHS 3305 - Parasitology and Infectious Diseases (3)
• AHS 3305L - Parasitology and Infectious Diseases Laboratory (1)
• AHS 3307 - Clinical Pharmacology (3)
• AHS 3307L - Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory (1)
• AHS 3369 - Lab Animal and Exotic Animal Medicine (2)
• AHS 3369L - Lab Animal and Exotic Animal Medicine Laboratory (1)
• AHS 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• AHS 4200 - Large Animal Medicine and Nursing Skills (1)
• AHS 4200L - Large Animal Medicine and Nursing Skills Laboratory (1)
• AHS 4407 - Critical Care, Advanced Surgical Assisting and Anesthesiology (2)
• AHS 4407L - Critical Care, Advanced Surgical Assisting and Anesthesiology Laboratory (2)
• AHS 4408L - Surgical Recovery, Nursing and Critical Care Laboratory (2)
• AHS 4410 - Clinical Internship II (1)
• AHS 4420 - Advanced Clinical Internship II (1)
• AHS 4450 - Veterinary Economics and Hospital Management (1)
• AHS 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• AHS 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
• AHS 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)

CR/NC courses noted with a +

• AVS 1000 - Orientation to Animal & Veterinary Sciences (1)
• AVS 1112 - Food Animal Production (3)
• AVS 1113 - Companion, Laboratory and Exotic Animal Care (3)
• AVS 1114L - Food Animal Production Laboratory (1)
• AVS 1115L - Companion Animal Management Laboratory (1)
• AVS 1125 - Equine Management Science (3)
• AVS 1125L - Equine Management Laboratory (1)
• AVS 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• AVS 2101 - Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition (3)
• AVS 2101L - Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition Laboratory (1)
• AVS 2211 - Drugs and Society (3)
• AVS 2980A - Animal Practicum (1-3)
• AVS 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• AVS 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• AVS 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• AVS 3305 - Animal Genetics (3)
• AVS 3311 - Animal Industry and Society (3)
• AVS 3327 - Meat Science (3)
• AVS 3333 - Canine and Feline Compendium (3)
• AVS 3350 - Anatomy and Physiology (4)
• AVS 3350L - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (1)
• AVS 3355 - Equine Nutrition (3)
• AVS 3365 - Equine Herd Health (3)
• AVS 3365L - Equine Herd Health Laboratory (1)
• AVS 3450 - Equine Genetics and Breeding Principles (3)
• AVS 3456 - Animal Behavior (3)
• AVS 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• AVS 4114 - Undergraduate Research (1-3)
• AVS 4125 - Advanced Equine Management (3)
• AVS 4214 - Mammalian Endocrinology and Physiology of Reproduction and Lactation (3)
• AVS 4214L - Mammalian Reproduction and Lactational Physiology Laboratory (1)
• AVS 4350 - Equine Exercise Physiology (3)
• AVS 4402 - Advanced Nutrition (3)
• AVS 4411 - Internship in Animal Science (1-3)
• AVS 4430 - Biotechnology Applications in Animal Science (3)
• AVS 4430L - Biotechnology Applications in Animal Science Laboratory (1)
• AVS 4434 - Equine Reproduction (3)
• AVS 4450 - Advanced Animal Physiology (3)
• AVS 4473 - Clinical Nutrition (3)
• AVS 4610 - Senior Seminar (1)
• AVS 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• AVS 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
• AVS 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• AVS 5101 - Methods in Animal Science (1-3)
• AVS 5410 - Graduate Internship in Animal Science (1-4)
• AVS 5500 - Advanced Topics in Animal Physiology (3)
• AVS 5598 - Animal Science Seminar (1)
• AVS 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3)
• AVS 6910 - Directed Research (1-3)
• AVS 6920 - Independent Research (1-3)
• AVS 6940 - Master Thesis / Project Research (1-4)
• AVS 6960 - Master’s Degree Thesis (1-2)

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