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ANSC 801 - Physiology of Reproduction
Credits:
4.00
Comparative aspects of embryology, anatomy, endocrinology,
and physiology of reproduction. Special fee. Lab.
ANSC 802 - Endocrinology
Credits:
4.00
Biochemical and molecular structure and function of
vertebrate endocrine systems. Influence of endocrine systems
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. Prereq: general
biochemistry; principles of biochemistry;/ or permission.
(Also offered as BCHM 802.) Special fee.
ANSC 804 - 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:
anatomy and physiology or permission.
ANSC 806 - 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 and human
evolution. Also offered as GEN 806. (Not offered every
year.)
ANSC 808 - 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: general microbiology or equivalent.
ANSC 810 - Dairy Nutrition
Credits:
2.00
Feeding and related management of dairy cows, nutrients
and their use, digestive anatomy, physiology, energy
systems, forage quality and conservation methods, metabolic
disorders, ration balancing. Prereq: principles of
nutrition; nutritional biochemistry or equivalent,
permission.
Co-requisites:
ANSC 814 - Research Methods in Endocrinology
Credits:
5.00
Principles of biochemical, 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 polyacrylemide gel
electrophoresis, transfection, restriction analysis, plasmid
amplification, RNA extraction, and dot-dot hybridization.
Eight lab reports required with the option of doing a ninth.
Prereq: physiology of reproduction or general biochemistry
or endocrinology; permission. Special fee. Lab.
ANSC 815 - 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: physiology of reproduction, permission.
ANSC 818 - 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:
human anatomy and physiology, principles of animal
physiology, one semester of biochemistry, or permission.
ANSC 824 - Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination
Credits:
4.00
Focus on goals and fundamentals of reproductive management
of horses, dairy and livestock animals, and, through
experience, development of competency in performing
modern breeding techniques for equine or bovine
reproduction. Prereq: physiology of reproduction and
permission. Special fee. Lab.
ANSC 827 - Advanced Dairy Management I
Credits:
4.00
Advanced management evaluation of milking procedures,
reproduction, nutrition, mastitis, and calf and heifer
management. Prereq: principles of nutrition, permission.
ANSC 828 - Advanced Dairy Management II
Credits:
4.00
Advanced management evaluation of dairy cattle, housing
milking equipment, milk quality, record keeping, herd
health, financial, personnel management, environmental
issues. Visits to farms in the area to provide critical
assessments of dairy farm businesses. Prereq: advanced dairy
management I, permission.
ANSC #846 - Animal Cell Culture
Credits:
4.00
Theory and principles fundamental to the culture of animal
cells in vitro. Introduction to techniques and maintenance
of animal cell cultures. Application of cell culture to
contemporary research in the biological sciences. No credit
for students who have completed ANSC 851. Special fee. Lab.
ANSC 850 - Nutritional Biochemistry
Credits:
4.00
Study of the digestion, absorption, transport, and
utilization of food nutrients from a biochemical
perspective. Emphasis on the role of macro- and
micronutrients as substrates and catalysts for metabolic
pathways, and the role of these pathways in maintaining
human health at the cellular, organ, and whole body levels.
Prereq: general biochemistry. (Also offered as NUTR 850.)
Special fee.
ANSC 851 - 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 subculturing, establishing primary
cultures, karaotyping, 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: general microbiology; permission. (Also
offered as MICR 851 and PBIO 851.) Lab.
ANSC #852 - 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,
cyropreservation; use of transformed cells harboring
cloning vectors for production of bioproducts. No credit for
students who have completed ANSC 851. Prereq: general
microbiology. (Also offered as MICR 852.) Special fee.
ANSC 895 - 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 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Master's students must enroll for a total of 6 credits of
this course. Students may enroll in 1-6 credits per
semester. Permission required. Cr/F.
ANSC 900 - Contemporary Topics in Animal, Nutritional, and Biomedical Sciences
Credits:
1.00
An informal forum for graduate students to gain experience
in evaluating the current literature of a contemporary
topic. (Also offered as NUTR 900.) May be repeated for
a maximum of 2 credits. Offered both fall and spring
semesters. Cr/F.
ANSC 901 - Introduction to Research
Credits:
2.00
This two-credit graduate course is designed to acquaint
first-year master's and doctoral degree students with
facilities and tools for designing, conducting, and
communicating research. Topics include: acquiring proper
background information, the art of the oral presentation,
effective writing, data analysis and graphics using
computers, ethics in science, and issues in animal and human
research. Class size limited to eight students.
ANSC #903 - Energy Metabolism and Nutrition
Credits:
3.00
Incidental lectures, assigned reading, and laboratory
practice in methods of research with major emphasis on
protein and energy metabolism. (Not offered every year.)
ANSC 904 - Amino Acid Metabolism
Credits:
2.00
Intermediary metabolism and interorgan transport of amino
acids and nitrogenous compounds in the mammalian system.
Prereq: ANSC 905. (Offered first half of the semester.)
ANSC 905A - Intermediary Metabolism and Exercise
Credits:
2.00
Regulation of mammalian cellular metabolism by enzymes,
effectors, hormones, and diet in response to exercise. Focus
on mechanisms for controlling pathway flux; identification
of rate-limiting steps; techniques for studying metabolism,
and glucose, glycogen, and lipid metabolism in muscle
response to exercise. Prereq: general biochemistry and
human anatomy and physiology or equivalent.
ANSC 905B - Intermediary Metabolism and Exercise
Credits:
2.00
Regulation of mammalian cellular metabolism with focus on
the influence of exercise on amino acid metabolism in liver
and muscle, lipid mobilization and adipose tissue
metabolism, hepatic gluconeogenesis, and mechanisms of
exercise-induced fatigue. Prereq: general biochemistry and
human anatomy and physiology or equivalent.
ANSC 906 - Methods in Protein Nutrition and Metabolism
Credits:
2.00
Survey and evaluation of common techniques in the study of
protein nutrition and metabolism. Prereq: ANSC 904. (Offered
second half of the semester.)
ANSC 909 - Contemporary Trends in Reproductive Physiology
Credits:
4.00
Comprehensive survey of recent developments in the areas
of comparative mammalian reproduction and animal
biotechnology. Prereq: ANSC 801 or permission. May be
repeated.
ANSC 913 - Contemporary Topics in Immunobiology
Credits:
2.00
Topical lectures, seminars, and assigned reading emphasizing
recent advances in immunology. May be repeated for a maximum
of 4 credits. (Offered in alternate years.)
ANSC #953 - Advanced Cell Biology
Credits:
4.00
Study of the ultrastructure and function of cell organelles,
followed by an analysis of various specialized animal cells
to show how differences in form and location of various
organelles lead to differences in function. Prereq:
biochemistry; physiology; vertebrate anatomy;/ or
permission. (Not offered every year.)
ANSC 995 - Nonthesis Investigations in Animal Science
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Advanced investigations in a research project, exclusive of
thesis project. Elective only after consultation with the
instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.
Offered both fall and spring semesters.
ANSC 997 - Animal and Nutritional Sciences Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Graduate student and faculty presentations on current topics
in the animal, nutritional, and biomedical sciences. Most
graduate students are expected to present one seminar per
year, enroll in one semester of seminar credit per year,
and attend all seminars during all semesters. May be
repeated. Cr/F. (Offered both fall and spring
ANSC 999 - Doctoral Research
Credits:
Cr/F.