Animal Industry Concentration

Animal Industry Concentration is a program for students who aspire to work on a farm or in an agribusiness. This program includes the science core, numerous courses in management of animals, and various electives depending on the goals of each student.

⇒ Course Descriptions

Department Requirements

The Following Course

ANS 201 - Animal Products

  • Credits: 3
  • Prereq: Not open to freshmen. Recommended Background: ANS 110
  • Semester: Fall, Spring

TOTAL CREDITS 3

One of the Following Courses

CSE 101 - Computing Concepts and Competencies

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

CSS 110 - Computer Applications in Agronomy

  • Credits: 3
  • Open to undergraduate students or agricultural technology students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
  • Not open to students with credit in: CSE 101
  • Semesters: Fall, Summer

TOTAL CREDITS 3

One of the Following Courses

ABM 100 - Decision-making in the Agri-Food System

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring

ABM 130 - Farm Management I

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall

TOTAL CREDITS 3

One of the Following Courses

(In addition to the required species management course from ANS Core for a total of two courses)

ANS 222 - Introductory Beef Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prereq: Recommended Background: ANS 110
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 232 - Introductory Dairy Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 242 - Introductory Horse Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 252 - Introductory to Management of Avian Species

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall-Odd

ANS 262 - Introductory Sheep Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 272 - Introductory Swine Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 282 - Companion Animal Biology and Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring

TOTAL CREDITS 3

One of the Following Courses

ANS 422 - Advanced Feedlot Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 222
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 432 - Advanced Dairy Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 232
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 442 - Advanced Horse Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 242
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 472 - Advanced Swine Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 272
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semesters: Spring - Even

TOTAL CREDITS 3

Six Credits of the Following Courses

ANS 211 - Animal and Product Evaluation

  • Credits: 3
  • ANS 110
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 305 - Applied Animal Behavior

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 309 - Animal Health Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: ANS 110 and (BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H)
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 407 - Food and Animal Toxicology

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 409 - Advancements in Reproduction

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or PSL 250
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 413 - Non-Ruminant Nutrition

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: ANS 110 and ANS 313 and (STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 464). Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
  • Recommended Background: BMB 200 or BMB 401
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 418 - Animal Agriculture and the Environment

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: (BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H) and (CEM 143 or CEM 251)
  • Recommended Background: CSS 210
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 435 - Mammary Physiology

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: (BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H) and (ANS 313 and ANS 315).
  • Not open to freshmen and not open to sophomores.
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 445 - Equine Exercise Physiology

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: Recommended Background: ANS 313 and ANS 315
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 455 - Avian Physiology

  • Credits: 4
  • Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students.
  • Recommended Background: ANS 315
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 483 - Ruminant Nutrition

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: ANS 313
  • Recommended Background: (ANS 315 or concurrently) and (BMB 200 or concurrently) or (BMB 401 or concurrently)
  • Semesters: Spring

TOTAL CREDITS 6 – 8

One of the Following Experiential Courses

ANS 493 - Professional Internship

  • Credits: 3
  • Open to juniors or seniors in the Animal Science Major. Department approval of internship required.
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

ANS 300A, C, D, E - Advanced Judging Course

  • Credits: 2-6
  • Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level Introductory Judging Course.
  • Semesters: Fall

Study Abroad

  • Credits: 3-6
  • See the Office of Study Abroad website for program opportunities or meet with your Animal Science Advisor.
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

TOTAL CREDITS 3 – 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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