Course Listing For POUL

POUL 1010. Birds in Our Lives. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIRDS IN OUR LIVES.
A survey of the care, health and breeding management of parrots, pigeons, game birds, falcons, and other exotic birds.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 2020-2020L. Introductory Poultry Science. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO POULTRY SCI.
The biology of the domestic fowl, basic nutrition, genetics, reproduction, embryology, processing, and management as they pertain to commercial poultry production.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

POUL 2040. Poultry Evaluation. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POULTRY EVALUATION.
Evaluation of live poultry for production and breeder stock potential and poultry product quality evaluation and selection standards.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 2050. Poultry Judging. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POULTRY JUDGING.
Prerequisite: POUL 2040.
Judging of live poultry and poultry products.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 3000-3000L. Avian Biomedical Techniques. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: AVIAN BIOMED TECH.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L and POUL 2020-2020L.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L.
Introduction to topics related to biomedical sciences, including anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. A special emphasis will be placed on the development of hands-on skills to operate laboratory instruments and perform simple surgical procedures on anesthetized chickens.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 3500. Behavior and Welfare of Domestic Animals. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BEHAV DOMESTIC ANIM.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L and [(ADSC 2010 and ADSC 2010L) or POUL 2020-2020L].
The study of animal behavior is presented as it pertains to domestic birds and mammals, primarily of agricultural species. Animal welfare is introduced as a moral concept and as a subject informed by animal behavior.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 3600. Poultry Production. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POULTRY PRODUCTION.
Prerequisite: POUL 2020-2020L.
Application of the principles of poultry science to the practice of poultry production in terms of hatchery management, broiler production, breeder management, and the management of commercial laying hens.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 3710. Commercial Poultry Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: COM POULTRY MGT.
Prerequisite: POUL 3600 or permission of department.
Management practices and principles used in the business of producing eggs and poultry meat. Emphasis is placed on factors influencing costs and returns in poultry operations.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 3720. Poultry Breeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POULTRY BREEDING.
Inheritance of morphological and physiological characters with emphasis on the development of criteria for selection and development of genetically sound poultry breeding programs.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 3750. Poultry Nutrition. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POULTRY NUTRITION.
Prerequisite: POUL 2020-2020L or permission of department.
Biochemical aspects of the individual nutrients, their supply in terms of feedstuffs, and the formulation of practical poultry diets.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 3790. Poultry Seminar. 1 hour. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: POULTRY SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Current problems and papers of scientific work in poultry will be presented by students.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 3910. Poultry Business Internship. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: POULTRY BUS INTERN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Poultry business firms provide the student with practical work experience in the daily operation and management of commercial poultry businesses.
Non-traditional format: Ten hours of work experience per week during the 15-week semester. Thus, a total of 150 hours of intership work is required for 3 credit hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

POUL 3990. Special Problems in Poultry Science. 1-5 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PROB IN POULT SCI.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research or intensive study in a specialized area of poultry science.
Non-traditional format: Independent study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

POUL 4010. Advanced Poultry Production. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV POUL PROD.
Prerequisite: POUL 3600.
Current practices in broiler production, broiler breeder production, commercial layers, incubation, hatchery management, poultry health, and related areas. Application of science to modern poultry production systems.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 4020. Advanced Table Egg Production. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV TABLE EGG PROD.
Prerequisite: POUL 3600.
Current practices in the commercial egg industry encompassing production, management, economics, and integration of commercial laying hen and egg operations.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

POUL 4030. Advanced Breeder Production/Hatchery Management. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV BREED/HATCH MGT.
Prerequisite: POUL 3600.
Current practices in broiler breeder management and current practices in incubation technology and hatchery management.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 4050/6050. Advanced Poultry Breeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV POUL BREEDING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: POUL 3720.
The development of practical poultry breeding programs. The mode of inheritance and relative heritability of various characteristics of economic importance and criteria for effective selection toward their improvement.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

POUL(BIOL) 4060/6060. Physiology of Avian Reproduction. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AVIAN REPRODUCTION.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
An overview of avian reproduction including anatomy, environmental cues for initiation of reproduction, ovarian and testicular development, fertilization, incubation, and embryology. Emphasis will be placed on avian reproductive endocrinology, follicular development, and spermatogenesis.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 4150. Field Studies in Avian Biology. 3-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: AV BIO FIELD STUDY.
Prerequisite: POUL 1010 or permission of department.
The natural habitats and evolutionary adaptations of avian species in coastal, forest (rain, cloud and tropical dry), and lowland regions of Costa Rica will be examined and analyzed by field studies. The impact of Costa Rica’s climate, natural resources, and society on commercial poultry production development will also be examined.
Non-traditional format: This course will be taught in Costa Rica and will include extensive field experience and a series of lectures combined with seminars, presentations and student projects.
Offered summer semester every year.

POUL 4200/6200-4200L/6200L. Avian Anatomy and Physiology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: AVIAN ANAT PHYSIOL.
Not open to students with credit in POUL 3800-3800L.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L and POUL 2020-2020L.
A survey of avian anatomy and physiology at the gross and cellular level. Special emphasis will be placed on the unique characteristics of avian physiology and morphology using the chicken as a model animal.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 4330/6330. Basic Mycotoxicology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MYCOTOXICOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L and CHEM 2100 and CHEM 2100L.
Various mycotoxins which occur in feedstuffs as they relate to agricultural production. Fungal producers, chemical and physical properties of the toxins, prevalence and distribution in nature, biological effects and mode(s) of action, and means of control.
Offered spring semester every year.

(POUL)(ADSC)ANNU 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.

POUL(FDST) 4860/6860-4860L/6860L. Poultry Processing. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: POULTRY PROCESSING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: FDST 3000 or POUL 3600 or permission of department.
Basic principles and methods of processing poultry and eggs. Broiler harvesting, slaughter, evisceration, plant sanitation, microbiology, inspection, grading, regulations, water and waste water handling, quality control and HACCP plans, and further processing.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 4990. Undergraduate Teaching Assistance Experience in Poultry Science. 2-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: UNDERGRAD TEACHING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Participating students will consolidate their knowledge in poultry science through teaching experience in a course allied with the student's experience and education. The student is expected to meet regularly with a discussion or laboratory section and regularly with the professor in charge to discuss teaching objectives and subject matter.
Non-traditional format: Student will meet weekly with faculty supervisor to plan and coordinate the laboratory/discussion section which the student will later lead or assist in teaching each week. It is expected that each student will have a minimum of three hours of faculty contact and teaching experience per week for each credit hour earned.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

POUL 7000. Master's Research. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 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.

POUL 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 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.

POUL 8010-8010L. Avian Physiology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: AVIAN PHYSIOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The physiology of all organ systems of birds other than the reproductive system. In-depth study of avian systems will be done using current scientific literature and review articles as source material.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

POUL 8100. Poultry Science Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: POULTRY SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Preparation and presentation of formal departmental seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

POUL 8120. Scientific Writing and Literature Retrieval. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SCIENTIFIC WRITING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Scientific writing and literature retrieval techniques in the life sciences. Library resources and their use through manual and automated retrieval systems and on practical aspects of oral and written communications of scientific information.
Offered summer semester every year.

POUL 8150. Poultry Nutrition with Application to Avian Medicine. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: NUTRITION MEDICINE.
Prerequisite: POUL 3750 or ADSC 3300.
The practical aspects of poultry nutrition and the relationship of nutritional programs in poultry production to disease problems.
Offered fall semester every year.

POUL 8333. Poultry Science Graduate Practicum. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: POULTRY PRACTICUM.
Graduate students will work directly with extension or service faculty to gain first hand experience on how to deliver scientific or technical knowledge to diverse audiences. Emphasis will be placed on matching students to extension personnel most appropriate to their area of scientific training.
Non-traditional format: Students will be assigned to conduct an extension or service function with an extension or service faculty. Scheduling will be arranged to accommodate this function.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

POUL 8510. Problems in Poultry Science. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PROBLEMS IN POULTRY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Selected problems in the specialized areas of poultry nutrition, genetics, physiology, poultry products technology, pathology, parasitology, and management.
Non-traditional format: Course format established by major advisor.
Not offered on a regular basis.

(POUL)CBIO(IDIS) 8560. Seminar in Parasitology. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: SEM PARASITOL.
Not open to students with credit in PARA 8560.
Weekly discussion of parasitological topics.
Not offered on a regular basis.

POUL 8570. Quantitative Genetics and Breeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: QUANT GENETICS.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3110 or POUL 3720 or STAT 4220 or STAT 6220 or permission of department.
Population genetics theory associated with animal and poultry populations and their quantitative genetic improvement. The mode of inheritance and heritability of various traits of economic importance and criteria for effective selection toward economic improvement of animal and poultry stocks.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

POUL 8590. Breeding Strategies in Poultry. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: BREEDING STRATEGIES.
Prerequisite: POUL 8570 or permission of department.
Strategies employed for breeding major and minor poultry species in commercial operations, and problems dealing with breeding for changing markets and changing environmental conditions.

(POUL)PHRM(VPHY) 8920. Organ Systems Toxicology II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORGAN SYS TOX II.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Mechanisms of injury of biological systems produced by chemical exposure. Adverse effects of chemicals on major bodily organs and organ systems including the liver, carcinogenesis/mutagenesis, immune system, reproductive system, skin, and eyes.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

(POUL)(EHSC)PHRM(VPHY) 8930. Chemical Toxicology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Chemical contamination of air, water, and food by major agricultural and industrial chemicals. Emphasis will be placed on sources of contamination, fate of chemicals in the environment, target species, health effects, chemical analyses, and contamination control.
Offered spring semester every year.

POUL 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 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.

POUL 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 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.