Courses - Fall 2025
ANSC
Animal Science
The following courses may involve the use of animals. Students who are concerned about the use of animals in teaching have the responsibility to contact the instructor, prior to course enrollment, to determine whether animals are to be used in the course, whether class exercises involving animals are optional or required and what alternatives, if any, are available.
ANSC101
Principles of Animal Science
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
A comprehensive overview of the application of biology in the care and use of animals that live in close association with humans including food animals, companion animals, lab animals, zoo animals, etc. The role of science in modern food production using animals will be emphasized.
ANSC103
Principles of Animal Science Laboratory
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in ANSC101.
Restriction: Must be in one of the following programs (Environmental Sci & Pol-Environment & Agriculture; Agricultural and Veterinary Medicine; Agricultural Science and Technology) ; or must be in a major within the AGNR-Animal & Avian Sciences department; or permission of department required for students in other College of AGNR programs.
Laboratory focusing on the application of biology in the care and use of animals that live in close association with humans including livestock and companion animals. Labs will include live animals.
Students must pay a $50.00 laboratory materials fee.
ANSC105
Horse Care Practicum
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Restriction: Permission of the instructor.
Credit only granted for: ANSC108 or ANSC105.
Formerly: ANSC108.
This practicum course provides the opportunity for students to be involved in the routine care of the horses housed at the Campus Farm including grooming, feeding, turnout, first aid, record-keeping, and cleaning. Practical skills are supplemented with online learning.
ANSC201
Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC101, ANSC103, BSCI170, and BSCI171.
The anatomy and physiology of domesticated animals with emphasis on functions related to homeostasis. Students will be developing an ability to think about material in processes. They will also gain experience in scientific writing and data analysis.
ANSC210
Veterinary Terminology
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC204 and ANSC205; or ANSC201.
Restriction: Must be a major in Animal Sciences.
Additional information: The course is offered on-line through a series of self-paced modules on ELMS.
Students will learn terminology related to the clinical practice of small and large animal medicine including medical record terminology and a systems-based consideration of common practices and pathologies.
ANSC227
Are our diet and agricultural production methods sustainable? Students will investigate tensions created by trade-offs made by consumers relative to dietary choices which, in turn, can influence agricultural production methods. The course will inform students about their food supply so they can make informed dietary decisions and practice intentional/informed eating.
ANSC232
Horse Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103.
Credit only granted for: ANSC232 or ANSC332.
Formerly: ANSC332.
An introductory course on the care, management, and use of horses. Major topics include the industry, breeds, conformation, feeding, health, reproduction, facilities and business.
Students must pay a $50.00 lab materials fee.
ANSC246
Beef Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103.
Additional information: Students will participate in night watches at the campus farm.
Provides an interactive environment for learning and understanding all areas of beef cattle management including hands-on involvement in the birthing process and care of newborn calves on the campus farm. Course topics will include: An introduction to Beef Production, Breeding and Selection, Reproduction, Nutrition, Cattle Health and Diseases, Cattle Behavior, facility design and management, and Careers working in the American Beef industry.
ANSC252
Introduction to the Diseases of Wildlife
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: BSCI105; or (BSCI170 and BSCI171); or permission of AGNR-Animal & Avian Sciences department; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
The principal diseases of North American wildlife will be briefly considered. For each disease, specific attention will be given to the following: signs evidenced by the affected animal or bird, causative agent, means of transmission and effects of the disease on the population of the species involved.
ANSC255
Introduction to Aquaculture
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103; or must have completed an introductory biology course.
Introduces the art and science of rearing aquatic animals and the essential principles of aquaculture. Students receive hands-on training in the methods required for successful husbandry and management of aquatic animals in their water environment.
Students must pay a $50.00 lab materials fee.
ANSC260
Laboratory Animal Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103.
Credit only granted for: ANSC260 or ANSC413.
Formerly: ANSC413.
A comprehensive course in care and management of laboratory animals. Topics covered include regulations governing the use of animals in research, laboratory animal facility design and management, animal research models, animal health management and husbandry, responsibilities of lab animal workers and career opportunities in the field. Hands-on labs focus on lab animal handling, husbandry and common techniques. Field trips are required, and you must attend a minimum number of field trips which will be held during lab time.
ANSC270
Animal Enterprise Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103; or permission of instructor.
Credit only granted for: ANSC270 or AREC306.
General principles of enterprise organization, management, and operation as applicable to food, livestock, and companion animals. Enterprise planning and establishment, management of financial, human, and animal resources, and other related topics will be investigated.
ANSC314
Comparative Animal Nutrition
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103; and (CHEM231, PLSC275 or AGST275).
The fundamental role and implications of dietary preference, gastrointestinal physiology and nutrients in animal nutrition. Biochemical roles of nutrients in metabolism, digestion, absorption and assimilation as it relates to various life processes.
Offered fall only.
ANSC359
Internship Experience in Animal and Avian Sciences
Prerequisite: ANSC220, ANSC232, ANSC242, ANSC250, ANSC255, ANSC260, or ANSC262. Restriction: Must be in a major within the AGNR-Animal & Avian Sciences department; and permission of instructor.
ANSC371
Sustainable Agriculture and Environment: Global Seminar
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Additional information: This course is a prerequisite and companion to an optional winter-term study abroad course, ANSC372. Together these courses provide 3 General Education credits for Scholarship in Practice (DSSP) and Diversity: Cultural Competence (DVCC), and an elective for the Sustainability Minor.
Students will learn how developing countries are building their agricultural economies to address multiple goals including reducing poverty, improving food security, as well as decreasing impacts from climate change and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. The historical, political and social context will be discussed, and perspectives will be provided from representatives from diverse groups including farm workers, farm owners, women, and indigenous peoples. We will discuss examples of sustainable agroecology and incentives and impediments to their implementation.
ANSC379
Animal Science Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Seminar
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
ANSC388
Honors Thesis Research
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg
ANSC389
Experiential Learning
Credits:
3 - 6
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
ANSC399
Special Problems in Animal Science
Credits:
1 - 2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ANSC436
Animal Health Policy and Communication
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Recommended: Completion of ANSC225 and ANSC340 recommend.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the AGNR-Animal & Avian Sciences department; or permission of AGNR-VA-MD Regional COL Veterinary Med.
Cross-listed with: VMSC436.
Credit only granted for: ANSC489A, ANSC436, or VMSC436.
Formerly: ANSC489A.
Intended for upper level students in Veterinary Medicine or Animal Science as well as other students who are interested in understanding how science and politics interact and influence animal health policy and how veterinarians and animal scientists can effectively communicate science to non-scientists such as legislators and policymakers.
ANSC437
Animal Biotechnology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC327; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Key concepts and current issues in animal biotechnology are covered. Current techniques and applications systems as well as social, ethical, and regulatory issues associated with biotechnology will be discussed.
ANSC446
Physiology of Mammalian Reproduction
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC212 or BSCI440.
Anatomy and physiology of reproductive processes in domesticated and wild mammals.
ANSC447
Physiology of Mammalian Reproduction Laboratory
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in ANSC446.
Gross and micro-anatomy, artificial insemination, estrous cycle synchronization and invitro-fertilization procedures and analytical techniques useful in animal management and reproduction.
Students must pay a $50.00 laboratory materials fee.
ANSC454
Nutritional Aspects of Metabolic Disease
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CHEM131 and ANSC101, or BSCI170; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Credit only granted for: ANSC4890 or ANSC454.
Formerly: ANSC489O.
Biochemical and physiological fundamentals of nutrition. Discussion of protein, fat,carbohydrate, minerals and vitamins and their roles and interrelationships innutrition, metabolism and diseases in humans and animals. The course will use recommended texts for foundation material as well as research papers to provide in-depth coverage and illustrate emerging themes in metabolic aspects of nutrition and disease.
ANSC455
Applied Animal Behavior
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: ANSC101 and ANSC103; or BSCI106; or (BSCI160 and BSCI161).
Principles of animal behavior applied to production systems in animal agriculture.
Offered fall only.
ANSC460
Comparative Vertebrate Immunology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ANSC212, BSCI201, or BSCI440.
Credit only granted for: ANSC460 or ANSC489I.
Formerly: ANSC489I.
Basic concepts in immunology, and comparing immunity in different vertebrates, including organization of immune systems, innate and adaptive immune responses. Special attention will be paid to how cell-mediated and humoral immune responses are induced in natural infections, and what are the effector mechanisms in both of these processes. Immune response in representative disease models such as infections with viruses and bacteria, cancer, and autoimmune disease will be discussed. Lectures concerning cutting-edge research will also be given.
ANSC624
Recent Advances in Animal and Avian Sciences
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be an Animal Sciences graduate student.
Credit only granted for: ANSC698C or ANSC624.
Formerly: ANSC698C.
Seminar course in advanced animal science research.
ANSC625
Developing Presentation Skills
Credits:
1
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be an Animal Sciences graduate student.
Credit only granted for: ANSC625 or ANSC698D.
Formerly: ANSC698D.
Seminar designed to teach oral presentation skills for animal science students.
ANSC660
Poultry Literature
Credits:
1 - 4
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Readings on individual topics are assigned. Written reports required. Methods of analysis and presentation of scientific material are discussed.
ANSC688I
Special Topics; Comparative Vertebrate Immunology
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ANSC699
Special Problems in Animal Science
Credits:
1 - 2
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ANSC799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
ANSC898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
ANSC899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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