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Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education
Agricultural Sciences & Technology
2009-2010 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 111
2. Students must request specific informa-tion
concerning the program from the
department office.
3. Upon admission, students should see the
graduate coordinator for assistance in
program planning, selection of graduate
adviser, and selection of a thesis commit-tee.
4. To progress through the graduate pro-gram,
the student must do the follow-ing:
a. Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA
b. Complete all prerequisite coursework
c. Attain classified standing
d. Meet university graduate writing
requirement by passing the writing
component of AGRI 220 (contact
the department office or the graduate
coordinator for more information)
e. File for advancement to candidacy
f. Complete the program requirements
g. File a master’s thesis committee assign-ment
form
h. Formally present and defend the thesis
research results or pass a comprehensive
examination
5. Advancement to candidacy requires the
completion of 9 program units in resi-dence
(minimum GPA of 3.0), meeting
the university graduate writing skills re-quirement,
departmental requirements,
and filing a petition of advancement to
candidacy no later than one semester
prior to enrollment in thesis and by the
deadline.
6. Thesis students may apply a maximum
of 2 units of independent study to the
master’s program.
7. A maximum of 9 units of 100-level
courses may be used to meet degree
requirements.
8. See Division of Graduate Studies in this
catalog for university requirements.
COURSES
Note: Active immunization against tetanus
(available through Student Health Ser-vices)
is a prerequisite for registration in any
laboratory course in agriculture and for any
student employment within the University
Agricultural Laboratory.
Note: Cost to the student of extended field
trips varies each semester depending upon
itinerary. The student should ask the course
instructor.
Animal Science Principles (ASCI)
ASCI 1. Introduction to
Animal Science (3)
Overview of the livestock and poultry indus-try;
types and breeds, world distributions,
foods and products from farm animals,
reproduction, genetics, nutrition, and mar-keting.
(2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
ASCI 35. Feeds and Feeding (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently).
Principles of nutrition; nutrients and
their metabolism; comparison of qualitative
nutrient requirements of non-ruminant and
ruminant animals and formulating diets to
meet these requirements. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours)
ASCI 65. Introduction
to Animal Health (3)
The stockman’s approach to animal health
and disease control in domestic animals.
Classification of animal diseases, their causes
and appropriate treatments with emphasis
on preventative medicine. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours)
ASCI 67. Animals and Society (3)
Philosophical, ethical, and scientific inves-tigation
of the human/animal bond and
the significance of animals in our society.
Importance of animals in wellness, rehabilita-tion/
convalescence, and stress management.
Interdisciplinary investigation of controver-sies
in animal research and human disease.
G.E. Breadth E1.
ASCI 101. Environmental
Management of Farm Animals (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1. Basic principles of
environmental management as applied to
domestic farm animals. Special emphasis
given to animal behavior, animal welfare,
and animal performance. The optimal animal
environment will be studied in detail.
ASCI 125. Animal Genetics (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1. Genetic principles and
application to livestock production; basic
inheritance, qualitative genetics, variation
in economic traits of livestock, quantitative
inheritance, selection progress; current meth-ods
of genetic livestock improvement.
ASCI 135. Animal Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 35, CHEM 3A. Prin-ciples
of nutrition and metabolism; digestive
physiology of farm animals.
ASCI 145. Anatomy and
Physiology of Farm Animals (4)
Prerequisite: BIOL 10 or 12. General
structures of farm animals and physiological
functions of organs in the animal body. (3
lecture, 3 lab hours)
ASCI 146. Physiology of Lactation (3)
Prerequisites: ASCI 61, CHEM 3A. Fun-damentals
of anatomy, physiology, and en-docrinology
of milk synthesis and secretion;
milking machine systems and management;
pathological and environmental factors af-fecting
lactation.
ASCI 155. Animal Reproduction (3)
Principles of reproductive physiology, as-sociated
endocrine hormones, and their
application to domestic animals.
ASCI 156. Artificial Insemination —
Embryo Transfer (1)
Prerequisite: ASCI 155 (may be taken con-currently).
Basic principles of artificial insemi-nation
and embryo transfer with emphasis
on application to cattle. (3 lab hours)
ASCI 163. Dairy Cattle Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 35. Principles of dairy
cattle nutrition. Nutritional requirements of
the dairy calf through the mature cow. Special
emphasis on computerized diet formulation
and feed inventory control.
ASCI 165. Infectious Diseases
of Domestic Animals (3)
Prerequisites: ASCI 65; BIOL 20 or 120.
Microbiological concepts related to bacte-rial,
viral, and fungal diseases in domestic
animals with emphasis on specific diseases
of veterinary importance.
Production and Management (ASCI)
ASCI 11. Meat Animal Selection
and Evaluation (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently).
Basic factors involved in selection and
evaluation of market animals; relationships of
live market animal traits to carcass cutability
and quality. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
ASCI 21. Beef Cattle Production (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently).
Overview of world and United States
beef production. Evaluation of the structure
of the beef industry (consumer, packer,
retailer, feedlot, seedstock, commercial
cow-calf, stocker). Discussion of genetics,
nutrition, reproduction, and meat science
as applied to beef cattle. (2 lecture, 3 lab
hours) F even
ASCI 31. Swine Production (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken con-currently).
Management principles and
practices of purebred and commercial pork
production. Nutrition, reproduction, envi-ronmental
management, health, marketing,
selection, and records are studied. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours; field trips)
ASCI 41. Sheep Production (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently).
Management of purebred, commer-cial,
and small farm flocks; principles and
practices in breeding, feeding, care of ewes
and lambs, and marketing of lamb and wool.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
ASCI 51. Horse Production (3)
Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently).
Breeds, selection, and care and feed-ing
of light horses. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
ASCI 52. Beginning
English Equitation (2)
Basic horsemanship skills including hal-tering,
grooming, saddling, and bridling;
beginning English riding skills including
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| Title | 2009-10 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2009-05 |
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| Full Text Search | Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education Agricultural Sciences & Technology 2009-2010 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 111 2. Students must request specific informa-tion concerning the program from the department office. 3. Upon admission, students should see the graduate coordinator for assistance in program planning, selection of graduate adviser, and selection of a thesis commit-tee. 4. To progress through the graduate pro-gram, the student must do the follow-ing: a. Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA b. Complete all prerequisite coursework c. Attain classified standing d. Meet university graduate writing requirement by passing the writing component of AGRI 220 (contact the department office or the graduate coordinator for more information) e. File for advancement to candidacy f. Complete the program requirements g. File a master’s thesis committee assign-ment form h. Formally present and defend the thesis research results or pass a comprehensive examination 5. Advancement to candidacy requires the completion of 9 program units in resi-dence (minimum GPA of 3.0), meeting the university graduate writing skills re-quirement, departmental requirements, and filing a petition of advancement to candidacy no later than one semester prior to enrollment in thesis and by the deadline. 6. Thesis students may apply a maximum of 2 units of independent study to the master’s program. 7. A maximum of 9 units of 100-level courses may be used to meet degree requirements. 8. See Division of Graduate Studies in this catalog for university requirements. COURSES Note: Active immunization against tetanus (available through Student Health Ser-vices) is a prerequisite for registration in any laboratory course in agriculture and for any student employment within the University Agricultural Laboratory. Note: Cost to the student of extended field trips varies each semester depending upon itinerary. The student should ask the course instructor. Animal Science Principles (ASCI) ASCI 1. Introduction to Animal Science (3) Overview of the livestock and poultry indus-try; types and breeds, world distributions, foods and products from farm animals, reproduction, genetics, nutrition, and mar-keting. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) ASCI 35. Feeds and Feeding (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently). Principles of nutrition; nutrients and their metabolism; comparison of qualitative nutrient requirements of non-ruminant and ruminant animals and formulating diets to meet these requirements. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) ASCI 65. Introduction to Animal Health (3) The stockman’s approach to animal health and disease control in domestic animals. Classification of animal diseases, their causes and appropriate treatments with emphasis on preventative medicine. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) ASCI 67. Animals and Society (3) Philosophical, ethical, and scientific inves-tigation of the human/animal bond and the significance of animals in our society. Importance of animals in wellness, rehabilita-tion/ convalescence, and stress management. Interdisciplinary investigation of controver-sies in animal research and human disease. G.E. Breadth E1. ASCI 101. Environmental Management of Farm Animals (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1. Basic principles of environmental management as applied to domestic farm animals. Special emphasis given to animal behavior, animal welfare, and animal performance. The optimal animal environment will be studied in detail. ASCI 125. Animal Genetics (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1. Genetic principles and application to livestock production; basic inheritance, qualitative genetics, variation in economic traits of livestock, quantitative inheritance, selection progress; current meth-ods of genetic livestock improvement. ASCI 135. Animal Nutrition (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 35, CHEM 3A. Prin-ciples of nutrition and metabolism; digestive physiology of farm animals. ASCI 145. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals (4) Prerequisite: BIOL 10 or 12. General structures of farm animals and physiological functions of organs in the animal body. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours) ASCI 146. Physiology of Lactation (3) Prerequisites: ASCI 61, CHEM 3A. Fun-damentals of anatomy, physiology, and en-docrinology of milk synthesis and secretion; milking machine systems and management; pathological and environmental factors af-fecting lactation. ASCI 155. Animal Reproduction (3) Principles of reproductive physiology, as-sociated endocrine hormones, and their application to domestic animals. ASCI 156. Artificial Insemination — Embryo Transfer (1) Prerequisite: ASCI 155 (may be taken con-currently). Basic principles of artificial insemi-nation and embryo transfer with emphasis on application to cattle. (3 lab hours) ASCI 163. Dairy Cattle Nutrition (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 35. Principles of dairy cattle nutrition. Nutritional requirements of the dairy calf through the mature cow. Special emphasis on computerized diet formulation and feed inventory control. ASCI 165. Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals (3) Prerequisites: ASCI 65; BIOL 20 or 120. Microbiological concepts related to bacte-rial, viral, and fungal diseases in domestic animals with emphasis on specific diseases of veterinary importance. Production and Management (ASCI) ASCI 11. Meat Animal Selection and Evaluation (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently). Basic factors involved in selection and evaluation of market animals; relationships of live market animal traits to carcass cutability and quality. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) ASCI 21. Beef Cattle Production (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently). Overview of world and United States beef production. Evaluation of the structure of the beef industry (consumer, packer, retailer, feedlot, seedstock, commercial cow-calf, stocker). Discussion of genetics, nutrition, reproduction, and meat science as applied to beef cattle. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) F even ASCI 31. Swine Production (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken con-currently). Management principles and practices of purebred and commercial pork production. Nutrition, reproduction, envi-ronmental management, health, marketing, selection, and records are studied. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours; field trips) ASCI 41. Sheep Production (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently). Management of purebred, commer-cial, and small farm flocks; principles and practices in breeding, feeding, care of ewes and lambs, and marketing of lamb and wool. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) ASCI 51. Horse Production (3) Prerequisite: ASCI 1 (may be taken concur-rently). Breeds, selection, and care and feed-ing of light horses. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) ASCI 52. Beginning English Equitation (2) Basic horsemanship skills including hal-tering, grooming, saddling, and bridling; beginning English riding skills including |
