Course Listing For ADSC

ADSC 1050. The Meat We Eat. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: THE MEAT WE EAT.
Designed to be a consumer-oriented elective that covers the use of red meat as a food source. Covers where meat comes from, inspection for wholesomeness, meat grading, safety, identification, processing, selection, preparation, and current issues in meat animal production.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 2000-2000L. Practicum in Animal and Dairy Science. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ANIMAL PRACTICUM.
Care and techniques of farm animal management, handling, movement, restraint, and facilities needed for efficient and profitable animal production.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ADSC 2010. Introductory Animal and Dairy Science. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO ADS.
Corequisite: ADSC 2010L.
Basic principles of breeding, feeding, and management of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and horses.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ADSC 2010L. Introductory Animal and Dairy Science Laboratory. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO ANI DAIRY LAB.
Corequisite: ADSC 2010.
Basic principles of breeding, feeding, and management of beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, and horses.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ADSC 2300. Companion Animal Care. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: COMPANION ANIM CARE.
Companion animal care with emphasis on nutrient requirements, digestion and absorption, commercial feeds, reproduction, diseases, parasites, behavior, and the animal role in human health and disease.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 2500L. Beginning Horsemanship. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BEG HORSEMANSHIP.
Review of fundamental horse safety and horsemanship to include handling, grooming, equipping, and riding western or hunt seat.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 2630-2630L. Pleasure Horse Management. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PLEASURE HORSE MGMT.
Pleasure horse management, including conformation, breeds, nutrition, reproduction, diseases, behavior, and current issues of the equine industry.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3010-3010L. Meat Merchandising. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MEAT MERCHADISE.
The conversion of domestic livestock to retail and food service products. Emphasis on slaughter, fabrication, pricing, packaging, and sanitation technologies.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3110. Introduction to Genetics of Livestock Improvement. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO GEN LVSTK IMP.
Prerequisite: ADSC 2010 and ADSC 2010L and BIOL 1107-1107L.
Genetics and statistics as related to the genetic improvement of farm animals.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3130. Animal Biotechnology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ANIM BIOTECH.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L or CHEM 1212 or CHEM 2100 or CHEM 2211.
Integration of modern techniques in biotechnology with the problems confronting animal agriculture. Techniques used in the modification of domestic animals for higher quality products and improved production are emphasized. Included are topics covering the use of animals in human health and new products derived from animal resources.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3180-3180L. Meats Judging I. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MEATS JUDGING I.
Grading and evaluating beef, pork, and lamb carcasses and their wholesale cuts. Terminology to describe and detect differences among carcasses of the same species. Written reasons describing detectable differences.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3190-3190L. Meats Judging II. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MEATS JUDGING II.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3180-3180L or permission of department.
Selecting and grading carcasses and wholesale cuts of beef, pork, and lamb. Terminology required to describe and detect differences among carcasses and primal cuts in addition to written reasons describing detectable differences. The meats judging team which represents the University in intercollegiate Meats Judging Contests will be selected from the students in this course.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3200-3200L. Evaluation and Composition. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: EVAL COMPOSIT LVSTK.
Evaluation of livestock and their carcasses for composition and selection criteria for the breeding herd. Emphasis will be on development of value-determining traits and how they can be controlled to influence livestock value.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3210-3210L. Livestock Evaluation and Selection. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: LVSTK EVAL SELEC.
The selection of livestock for the breeding herd and for slaughter. The team representing the University in the annual Spring Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contests will be chosen from the students in this course.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3220-3220L. Advanced Livestock Evaluation and Selection. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV LVSTK EVAL SEL.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3210-3210L or permission of department.
A continuation of Livestock Evaluation and Selection. The team representing the University in the annual Fall Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contests will be chosen from the students in this course.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3230-3230L. Light Horse Evaluation and Selection. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: LT HORSE EVAL & SEL.
Evaluation of horses relating to riding qualities and anatomical structure. Prerequisite for competing in collegiate horse judging contests.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3250-3250L. Advanced Horse Evaluation and Selection. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV HORSE EVAL/SEL.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3230-3230L.
Evaluation of conformation and performance of various breeds. Teams will be selected to compete in intercollegiate horse judging contests.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3260-3260L. Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DY CATTLE EVAL.
Principles and practices concerned with the evaluation of type in dairy cattle, with special emphasis on show ring judging.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3270-3270L. Advanced Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV DY CATT EVAL.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3260-3260L.
A continuation of Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection. The University will be represented at national intercollegiate judging contests in the fall by students chosen from this course.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3300. Animal Nutrition and Metabolism. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ANIM NUTR METAB.
Prerequisite: ADSC 2010 and ADSC 2010L.
Corequisite: (CHEM 2100 and CHEM 2100L) or (CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L).
Animal nutrition and metabolism. The chemical composition of nutrients, biochemical reactions and their regulation as related to the metabolic pathways associated with the assimilation of nutrients and application of these concepts in the growth and performance of animals of economic importance.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3310-3310L. Feeds and Feeding. 3 hours. 1.5 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: FEEDS FEEDING.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3300.
Composition and properties of feedstuffs and application of principles of nutrition in the use of these feedstuffs in feeding livestock.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3320. Animal Nutrition and Feeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ANIM NUTR & FEEDING.
Not open to students with credit in ADSC 3300-3300L or ADSC 3310-3310L.
Animal nutrition followed by feed identification and ration formulation. This course is designed for non-animal science majors.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3400. Physiology of Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHYS REPROD.
Prerequisite: ADSC 2010 and BIOL 1108-1108L.
The basic understanding of the gross anatomy of the male and female reproductive system. Application of the principles of reproductive biology to domestic farm animals will be covered.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3420. Physiology of Lactation in Farm Animals. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LACTATION PHYSIOL.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
The anatomy, physiology, and function of the mammary gland of farm animals.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3500L. Intermediate Horsemanship. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTER HORSEMANSHIP.
Prerequisite: ADSC 2500L or permission of major.
Designed to give students maximum experience learning riding and training techniques. Allows students to develop riding skills necessary to progress to horse training classes or to gain experience necessary for certain industry jobs.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3600-3600L. Beef Cattle Production and Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BEEF PROD AND MGMT.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ADSC 2000-2000L and two of the following: ADSC 3110 or ADSC 3310-3310L or ADSC 3400-3400L (one of these courses must be taken as a prerequisite).
Breeding, feeding, and management of beef cattle.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3610-3610L. Pork Production and Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PORK PROD AND MGMT.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ADSC 2000-2000L and two of the following: ADSC 3110 or ADSC 3310-3310L or ADSC 3400-3400L (one of these courses must be taken as a prerequisite).
Breeding, feeding, and management of swine.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3620-3620L. Dairy Cattle Production and Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DAIRY PROD AND MGMT.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ADSC 2000-2000L and two of the following: ADSC 3110 or ADSC 3310-3310L or ADSC 3400-3400L (one of these courses must be taken as a prerequisite).
Effects of environment and its interactions with physiology and inheritance upon performance of the cow and the cost of producing milk. This includes the effects of climate, health, sanitation, forage systems, housing, equipment, and waste management.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3630-3630L. Horse Production and Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: HORSE PROD AND MGMT.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ADSC 2000-2000L and two of the following: ADSC 3110 or ADSC 3310-3310L or ADSC 3400-3400L (one of these courses must be taken as a prerequisite).
Breeding, feeding, and management of horses.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3640-3640L. Sheep and Goat Production and Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SHEEP GOAT MGMT.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ADSC 2000-2000L and two of the following: ADSC 3110 or ADSC 3310-3310L or ADSC 3400-3400L (one of these courses must be taken as a prerequisite).
Breeding, feeding, and management of sheep and goats.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC(FDST) 3650-3650L. Introductory Meat Science. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTROD MEAT SCI.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Meat science focusing on the meat industry, role of muscle foods in the human diet, meat inspection, muscle structure and function, conversion of muscle to meat, anatomy, factors influencing meat quality, meat processing, and meat safety and quality control.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3660-3660L. Warmwater Aquaculture. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: AQUACULTURE.
Not open to students with credit in FORS 5380/7380-5380L/7380L.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or higher.
Classroom instruction plus field work to develop a knowledge of the biology of species used in aquaculture and techniques of water chemistry, feeds and feeding, spawning, harvest, and health management.
Non-traditional format: Course will be offered at UGA-Tifton campus.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

ADSC 3670. Companion Animal Biology and Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP ANIM BIOL MGMT.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3300 or ADSC 3320 or POUL 3750 and (ADSC 3400 or VPHY 3100).
Various aspects of companion animal biology. Course material will focus on nutrition, reproductive physiology, and behavior as it relates to the well-being and care of companion animals. The course emphasis will be on dogs and cats, but will also cover rodents, birds, reptiles, and amphibians as companion animals.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 3700. Special Problems in Animal and Dairy Science. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SP PROB ADS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Individual study, readings, and research projects in laboratories or on experimental farms involving animal or meat-related topics.
Non-traditional format: Special problems course; students and faculty set times as needed.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 3810. Animal and Dairy Science Orientation. 1 hour. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADS ORIENTATION.
Areas of specialization with programs of study, course offerings, career opportunities, and leaders in related Animal and Dairy Science businesses.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ADSC 3830. Equine Science Seminar. 1 hour. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: EQUINE SEMINAR.
Industry awareness and exploration of various topics associated with equine health and production.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ADSC 3840. Agriculture Incident Response. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AG INCIDENT RESP.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CRSS 2001.
Methods for preventing and responding to emergencies affecting agricultural operations. Course materials on managing agriculture incidents will follow standards set by the National Incident Management System.
Offered summer semester every year.

ADSC 3890. Animal Products in the Human Diet. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ANIML PROD HUM DIET.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Animals products including meat, milk, and eggs and their consumption in the human diet. Emphasis will be placed on consumption trends, quality, value, marketing, nutritive composition, and food safety.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 3910. Internship in Animal and Dairy Science. 3-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERNSHIP IN ADS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Work experiences in livestock production and management, agribusiness or service organizations.
Non-traditional format: Internships require students and faculty to hold discussions on non-traditional schedules.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 4010. Issues in Animal Agriculture. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ISSUES IN ANIMAL AG.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3600-3600L or ADSC 3610-3610L or ADSC 3620-3620L or ADSC 3630-3630L or ADSC 3640-3640L.
Impact of livestock production on society and the environment; role of animal products in the human diet; ecological aspects of animal production, animal welfare, media relations.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 4100/6100. Advanced Genetics of Livestock Improvement. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV GEN LVSTK IMP.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ADSC 3110 or permission of department.
The development of practical and genetically sound programs involving the study and application of genetic principles underlying selection, systems of mating, and performance testing. Major emphasis will be on characters of economic importance in meat animals.
Not offered on a regular basis.

(ADSC)FDST 4140/6140-4140L/6140L. Advanced Meat Science. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV MEAT PROC.
Undergraduate prerequisite: FDST(MIBO) 4030/6030-4030L/6030L and FDST 4040/6040-4040L/6040L.
Meat processing and technology, scientific basis for meat as a food, USDA and FDA regulations governing meat processing, and the latest innovations in commercial meat processing.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 4150/6150. Microbial Ecology of the Rumen. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MICRO ECOL RUMEN.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BCMB 4020/6020 or MIBO 4090/6090 or permission of department.
The rumen microbial ecosystem that will examine the biochemistry, ecology, nutrition, physiology, and taxonomy of rumen microorganisms. The symbiotic relationship between rumen microorganisms and the nutrition of the ruminant animal. Manipulation of rumen fermentation to maximize host-animal production.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ADSC 4200. Equine Merchandising. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: EQUINEMERCHANDISING.
Prerequisite: ADSC 2010 or permission of department.
Principles and activities involved in successfully promoting and merchandising equines. Presentations by industry leaders in the field of equine merchandising. An equine auction will be held during the course.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 4300. Food Animal Growth and Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FOOD ANIM GRO DEVEL.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3300 or BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or permission of department.
Physiological, nutritional, and genetic regulation of growth, development, and body composition in food animals. Emphasis will be placed on skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and bone development, as it relates to the whole-body growth and composition.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 4350-4350L. Grazing Animal Production. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: GRAZING ANIM PROD.
Prerequisite: ADSC 2010 or BIOL 1108-1108L or PBIO 1210 or CHEM 1212.
Current and new technology applications to forage production, new cultivars of grasses and legumes, grazing and hay production, interface of grazing animals with pasture ecology and forage production, hay and forage quality determinations and related effects on animal performance.
Non-traditional format: Course will be offered at UGA-Tifton Campus.
Offered spring semester every year.

(ADSC)ANNU 4360/6360. Ruminant Nutrition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RUMINANT NUTR.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ADSC 3300 and BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Digestive physiology and metabolism of the rumen. Treats systematically the diversity of function, complex symbiotic relationships of the rumen microflora/microfauna, and the physiology and metabolism of the rumen as related to digestion, absorption, and utilization of nutrients.
Offered every year.

(ADSC)ANNU(POUL) 4370/6370. Monogastric Nutrition. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MONOGASTRIC NUTR.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [ADSC 3300 or POUL 3750] and BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Comparative nutrition of monogastric animals, with special but not exclusive, consideration of poultry and swine.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 4390/6390. Horse Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HORSE NUTR EXER PHY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ADSC 3300 and ADSC 3310-3310L.
Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite: ADSC 3630-3630L.
Basic principles of nutrition, including digestive anatomy, ration formulation, and feeding management. Basic principles of exercise physiology, including basic function of all major physiological systems and adaptation of the horse to exercise.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 4400/6400-4400L/6400L. Applied Reproduction in the Horse. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: APPL REPRO HORSE.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ADSC 3400-3400L.
Management of reproduction in the horse for efficient production. Application of reproductive management systems.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 4410/6410-4410L/6410L. Applied Reproductive Management in Cattle and Swine. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: APPL ANIM REPROD.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ADSC 3400-3400L.
Management of reproduction in farm animals for efficient livestock production. Application of reproductive management, principles associated with artificial insemination, embryo transfer, pregnancy detection, semen collection, and reproductive record management.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 4450-4450L. Advanced Beef Cattle Production Technology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BEEF CATTLE TECH.
Not open to students with credit in ADSC 3600-3600L.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L or CHEM 1212 or ADSC 4350-4350L or CRSS 4260-6260.
Modern technology associated with cow-calf and stocker cattle production in the southeastern United States. Nutritional requirement overview for different classes of cattle. Management methods to increase reproductive efficiency, selection, and merits of breeds for the South, management systems for efficient growth and development of bulls, replacement heifers, and stocker cattle.
Non-traditional format: Course will be offered at UGA-Tifton Campus.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

ADSC 4500-4500L. Operant Conditioning and Training of Horses. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: OP COND TRAIN HORSE.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3630-3630L or permission of department.
Behavior modification principles applied to training young horses.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 4820. Senior Seminar in Animal and Dairy Sciences. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: SEN SEM ADS.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year student standing in Animal Science or Dairy Science Major.
Resume development and interview preparation as well as development of skills in professional presentation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 4890/6890. Advanced Meat Science. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV MEAT SCI.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or permission of department.
The theories and methods used in meat science in determination of tissue growth; compositional techniques; muscle protein and lipid organization, structure, and function; biochemical conversion of muscle to meat, and its impact on meat quality and palatability in meat animals.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC 4960. Undergraduate Research in Animal and Dairy Sciences. 2-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: UNGRAD RESEARCH ADS.
Not open to students with credit in ADSC 4960H.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member in Animal and Dairy Sciences.
Non-traditional format: Arrangements must be made in advance. A final paper/report is required to receive credit. Credit hours are based on directed study project. Students are expected to meet with faculty members on a regular basis.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 4960H. Undergraduate Research in Animal and Dairy Sciences (Honors). 2-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: UNGRAD RESEARCH ADS.
Not open to students with credit in ADSC 4960.
Prerequisite: Permission of department and permission of Honors.
Research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member in Animal and Dairy Sciences.
Non-traditional format: Arrangements must be made in advance. A final paper/report is required to received credit. Credit hours are based on directed study project. Students are expected to meet with faculty members on a regular basis.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 6110-6110L. Experimental Methods in Animal Biotechnology. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: EXP METH IN BIOTECH.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or MIBO 3500 or permission of department.
Laboratory methods in molecular biology stressing recombinant DNA techniques. Experiments will include recombination, cloning, restriction analysis techniques, and optional experiments chosen by students.
Offered spring semester every year.

ADSC(FDST) 6170-6170L. Experimental Techniques in Meat Science and Muscle Biology. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: EXP TEC IN MEAT SCI.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or STAT 4220 or STAT 6220 or permission of department.
Basic methods in laboratory techniques in meat science. Experiments will familiarize students from a wide variety of backgrounds with a number of laboratory techniques, including lipogenesis, muscle histology, enzyme kinetics, and muscle metabolism.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ADSC 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 8000. Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics with Application to Animal Agriculture. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: STAT GENETICS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: (ADSC 8210 or ADSC 8100) and (STAT 4220 or STAT 6220).
Currently used methods and techniques in the field of molecular genetics and bioinformatics with emphasis towards applications in livestock species. It includes the evaluation of molecular markers, genetic maps construction, linkage and segregation analyses, Markers-QTL association and design and analysis of gene expression experiments.
Offered fall semester every year.

ADSC 8090. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics of Livestock Improvement. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO QNT GEN LVST.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3110 and (STAT 4220 or STAT 6220).
The population genetic theory associated with livestock populations and their quantitative genetic improvement.
Offered summer semester every even-numbered year.

ADSC 8100. Statistical Methods in Animal and Dairy Science. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: STAT METH IN ADS.
Prerequisite: [(STAT 4220 or STAT 6220) and ADSC 8110] or permission of department.
Experimental designs and statistical procedures particularly applicable to animal research with emphasis on multiple regression and least squares analysis.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ADSC 8110. Advanced Quantitative Genetics of Livestock Improvement. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV QNT GEN LVSTK.
Prerequisite: STAT 4220 or STAT 6220.
Advanced study of population and quantitative genetics.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

ADSC 8200. Computational Techniques in Animal Breeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP TECH ANIM BREE.
Prerequisite: ADSC 8100 or permission of department.
Computing algorithms useful for analysis of very large data sets in animal breeding. Class involves several programming projects and case studies on field data sets.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ADSC 8210. Advanced Statistical Methods in Animal Breeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADVA STAT ANIM BRED.
Prerequisite: ADSC 8200 or permission of department.
Latest statistical and computing procedures useful in animal breeding. Includes nonlinear models, Bayesian methods, and methods useful for analysis of molecular marker information.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

ADSC 8400. Advanced Animal Reproduction. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV ANIM REPROD.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3400-3400L.
Physiological mechanisms associated with reproduction in farm animals, including the reproductive endocrine system, the mechanism of hormone action and hormone measurement, and follicular development through parturition.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

ADSC 8700. Special Problems in Animal and Dairy Science I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB IN ADS I.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Library and laboratory problems dealing with different phases of livestock production.
Non-traditional format: This course provides the students opportunities to work with professors at non-scheduled hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 8710. Special Problems in Animal and Dairy Science II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB IN ADS II.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Library and laboratory problems dealing with different phases of livestock production.
Non-traditional format: This course provides students the opportunity to work with professors at non-scheduled hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 8800. Graduate Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: GRADUATE SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Weekly meetings devoted to discussion of research problems.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 8884. Current Literature in Nonruminant Nutrition. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CURR LIT NONRUMINAN.
Journal club in selected topics in nonruminant nutrition.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ADSC 8886. Current Literature in Genetics and Computing Relevant to Applications in Animal Breeding. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CUR LIT ANIM BREED.
Journal club exploring the current literature on selected topics in animal breeding and genetics.

ADSC 8890. Meat Quality Attributes. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MEAT QUALITY.
Prerequisite: ADSC 4890/6890 or permission of department.
The attributes that influence quality, value, and consumer acceptability of meat products. Major emphasis will be placed on factors controlling and regulating color, tenderness, flavor, juiciness, oxidation, and safety of meat products.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ADSC 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ADSC 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.