Dairy Industry Concentration

The Dairy Concentration is a program for students who aspire to work on a dairy farm and businesses that support dairy production. This program includes the science core, numerous courses in management of dairy animals and farms, and various electives depending on the goals of each student. 

⇒ Course Descriptions

Department Requirements 

 All of the following courses

ANS 134 - Dairy Production I

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Fall

ANS 234 - Dairy Production II

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 134
  • Semester: Fall

ANS 334 - Dairy Management I

  • Credits 3 
  • Prerequisite: ANS 234
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semester: Fall

ANS 434 - Dairy Management II

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 334
  • Semester: Spring 

AFRE 130 - Farm Management I

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Fall, Spring

AFRE 203 - Data Analysis for the Agri-Food System 

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Fall, Spring 

AFRE 430 - Farm Management II

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Fall, Spring 

ACC 230 - Survey of Accounting Concepts 

  • Credits: 3 
  • Semester: Fall, Spring 

TOTAL CREDITS: 24

Eight Credits of the following courses

ANS 200C - Dairy Cattle Genetics and Evaluation 

  • Credits: 2 
  • Semester: Spring 

ANS 233 - Dairy Feed Management 

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Fall 

ANS 235 - Dairy Herd Reproduction 

  • Credits: 2
  • Semester: Spring 

ANS 235L - Dairy Herd Reproduction Laboratory 

  • Credits: 2 
  • Semester: Spring 

ANS 238 - Dairy Cattle Health Management 

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Spring 

TOTAL CREDITS: 8 

 Six Credits of the following courses

AFRE 232 - Commodity Marketing I 

  • Credits: 3 
  • Semester: Fall

AFRE 315 - Labor and Personnel Management in the Agri-Food System 

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Fall, Spring 

AFRE 435 - Financial Management in the Agri-Food System

  • Credits: 3 
  • Semester: Fall, Spring 

ANS 409 - Problems, Controversies, and Advancement in Reproduction 

  • Credits: 4
  • Semester: Fall

ANS 418 - Animal Agriculture and the Environment 

  • Credits: 3 
  • Semester: Fall

ANS 435 - Mammary Physiology 

  • Credits: 3
  • Semester: Spring 

ANS 483 - Ruminant Nutrition 

  • Credits: 3 
  • Semester: Spring 

FSC 432 - Food Processing: Dairy Foods 

  • Credits: 3 
  • Semester: Fall

TOTAL CREDITS: 6

 

 

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ANS majors also must complete Core Courses requirements along with their selected concentration.

Animal Science (B.S.)

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