Undergraduate Courses
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101 Livestock Production (Crosslisted with An
Sci) Fall semester; 4 cr (B-E). Anatomy physiology, nutrition, genetics,
reproduction, marketing, meats and management of dairy and beef
cattle, swine, sheep, poultry and horses; lectures, laboratories
and discussion. Field trips. P: Open to Freshmen.
Instructor(s): Dave
Combs, Mark Cook
Course Website: Learn@UW
205 Dairy Cattle Selection Spring semester; 3
cr. Introduction to U.S. dairy genetic systems and type evaluation
methods. P: Dy Sci/An Sci 101. Open to Freshmen.
Instructor(s): Ted
Halbach, Kent
Weigel
Course Website: Learn@UW
272 Pre-Capstone Seminar Fall semester; 1 cr.
Sophomores learn about, and prepare for, active and independent
learning from seniors who have successfully completed independent
learning projects including internships, senior seminars and other
"capstone" experiences. P: Sophomore standing.
Instructor(s): Michel
Wattiaux
Course Website:
Pre-Capstone Seminar website
289 Honors Independent Study Fall, Spring &
summer Sessions; 1-2 cr (I). P: Enrolled in the CALS Honors Program
& Sophomore or Junior standing. Inter-Ag 288.
299 Independent Study Fall, Spring & Summer
sessions; 1-3 cr (I). P: Open to Freshmen, Sophomore or Junior standing
& written consent of instructor.
302 Dairy Cattle Husbandry Practicum Spring semester;
2 cr. Combines hands-on experience with discussion of animal health
and productivity. Students are engaged in the process of discovery
by collecting and summarizing data and presenting findings related
to growth and development of young cattle and production and reproduction
of lactating and non-lactating adult cattle. P: Dy Sci 101.
Instructor(s): Michel
Wattiaux
Course Website: Dairy
Cattle Husbandry Practicum website
305 Lactation Fall semester; 2 cr (B-I). Structure
and function of mammary glands; hormonal control of mammary development
and lactation; cellular mechanisms of milk synthesis; the chemistry
of milk synthesis; mastitis and other abnormalities of mammary function.
P: Zool 101 or equiv, Nutri Sci 201 or Biochem 201, or consent of
instructor.
Instructor(s): Lewis
Sheffield
Course Website: Lactation Course Materials
311 Comparative Animal Nutrition (Crosslisted
with An Sci, Nutr Sci) Spring semester; 3 cr (B-I). Nutrients and
their source, assimilation, function and requirement. P: Biochem
201 or BmolChem 314 or Chem 341 or Chem 343 or consent of instructor.
Instructor(s): Lou
Armentano, Tom Crenshaw
Course Website: Learn@UW
313 Animal Feeds and Diet Formulation (Crosslisted
with An Sci) Spring semester; 1 cr (B-I). Designed as a companion
course for Dairy Science 311 (comparative animal nutrition) with
emphasis on quantitative and practical aspects of animal feeds and
diet formulation. P: Math 112, Dy Sci/An Sci/Nutri Sci 311 or concurrent
registration or consent of instructor.
Instructor(s): Lou
Armentano
Course Website: Learn@UW
361 Introduction to Animal and Veterinary Genetics
(Crosslisted with An Sci) Spring semester; 2 cr. The molecular basis
for inheritance of monogenic and polygenic traits related to animal
disease and production. An introduction to the principles of improving
animal health and performance by selection and mating systems in
companion animals, horses, livestock, and poultry. P: Genetics 160
or 466 or concurrent registration & course in statistics.
Instructor(s): Hasan Khatib, Brian Kirkpatrick, Guilherme
Rosa, Dave Thomas
Course Website: Learn@UW
362 Veterinary Genetics (Crosslisted with An Sci)
Spring semester; 2 cr. The genetic basis for predisposition to disease
or resistance to disease in livestock and companion animal species.
Genetic defects, their discovery, diagnosis and treatment. P: Dy
Sci/An Sci 361; or Genetics 160 or 466 & Zool/Bot 152.
Instructor(s): Hasan Khatib, Brian Kirkpatrick
Course Website: Learn@UW
363 Principles of Animal Breeding (Crosslisted
with An Sci) Spring semester; 2 cr. Application of the principles
of quantitative genetics to the improvement of livestock and poultry;
breeding value estimation and selection techniques; effects of inbreeding
and hybrid vigor; crossbreeding systems. P: Dy Sci/An Sci 361.
Instructor(s): Guilherme
Rosa, Dave Thomas
Course Website: Learn@UW
370 Livestock Production and Health in Agricultural Development
(Crosslisted with An Sci, AHABS) Fall semester; 3 cr. Physical,
biological and social nature of animal agriculture systems and their
improvement in developing countries; analysis of the state of livestock
research and development in the developing countries and the world
role of U.S. animal agriculture. P: An Sci/Dy Sci 101 or consent
of instructor.
Instructor(s): Jess Reed
375 Ag in Emerging Economies: Dairying in Mexico
(Meets with An Sci, AAE, L SC Com & Inter-Ag) Fall semester;
1 cr. In the "Mexico Seminar" students read news articles
and scientific articles to prepare for class discussion. The first
part of the semester focuses on the impact of current trends in
world population on systems of food production, demand and supply
of animal products, labor, immigration and international trade of
agricultural commodities. Students are introduced to the multi functionality
of livestock (its contribution to society) and to the concepts of
environmental, economic and social sustainability. In the second
half of the semester, the same issues are revisited in the context
of the U.S. - Mexico relations with an emphasis on the dairy industry.
The seminar serves as a preparation to a 10-day winter break study
tour of Central Mexico. P: Not open to freshman.
Instructor(s): Michel
Wattiaux
Course Website: Mexico
Seminar website
375 Mexico Study Tour & Seminar (Meets with
An Sci, AAE, L SC Com & Inter-Ag) Spring semester; 2 cr. This
study tour provides students with first-hand experience of a variety
of livestock production systems in Mexico, including tropical systems
(dual purpose), family farm systems and industrial systems. In addition
to visits of cooperatives and processing plants, the trip includes
cultural and historical site visits in Quadalajara, Guanajuato,
Quérétaro and Mexico City. Interested students who may have financial
needs are encouraged to contact professor Wattiaux a year before
participation is anticipated.
Instructor(s): Michel
Wattiaux
Course Website: Mexico
Seminar website
375 Reproductive Management of Dairy Cattle Spring
semester; 2 cr. This course consists of a 1 hour discussion and
2-3 hours of lab each week on reproductive management techniques
for dairy herds. Three techniques are learned by the students: Artificial
Insemination, Implementation of Reproductive Management Protocols
(generation of computerized shot lists and reproductive records
analysis), and Ultrasound.
Instructor(s): Milo
Wiltbank, Jerry Guenther
399 Coordinative Internship/Cooperative Education
Fall, Spring & Summer sessions; 1-8 cr (A). Internships provide
opportunities for real-world experiences in the context of exploring
future career options. Although dairy science majors are required
to complete one credit of internship, students are encouraged to
complete more than one (summer) internship in any sector of the
industry (on-farms, communications, marketing, research, etc.).
Students define their own learning objectives, gain working experience
under the supervision of a field supervisor and document their learning
through presentation and reports in agreement with their academic
advisors. For internship opportunities, see: Internship & Scholarship
Opportunities web site P: Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing &
consent of supervising instructor, advisor, and internship coordinator.
414 Ruminant Nutrition (Crosslisted with An Sci)
Fall semester; 2 cr (B-I). This class expands the principles of
nutrition learned in the prerequisite courses to the field of ruminant
nutrition. Although the principles apply to all food-producing ruminants
(sheep, beef, dairy, etc.), the emphasis is on the current scientific
concepts and their implications in feeding dairy cattle. Students
gain practical knowledge in formulating and evaluating rations.
P: An Sci/Dy Sci 311 & 313.
Instructor(s): Michel
Wattiaux
Course Website: Ruminant
Nutrition website
433 Dairy Herd Management Spring semester; 3 cr.
Application of the fundamental principles of economics, nutrition,
physiology, and breeding to the management of the dairy herd. P:
M A S, Dy Sci 101 or consent of instructor.
Instructor(s): Ted
Halbach, extension faculty
Course Website: Learn@UW
434 Reproductive Physiology (Crosslisted with
An Sci) Spring semester; 3 cr (B-I). Principles of reproductive
physiology, improvement of fertility, and artificial insemination.
P: Junior standing, An Sci/Dy Sci 101, or Zool 101 & 102; Zool
151 & 152 recommended.
Instructor(s): John Parrish
468 Managing the Environmental Impacts of Livestock Operations
(Crosslisted with An Sci, Soil Sci, Envir St) Spring semester;
2 cr. Introduces nonpoint pollution policies and regulations and
environmental losses impacting air and water quality. Discuss management
practices that influence the cycling and balance of nitrogen and
phosphorus across a farm and its components (livestock, crop and
soil). P: Junior standing.
Instructor(s): Michel
Wattiaux
Course Website: Managing
Environmental Impact of Livstock Operations website
505 Rumen Microbiology (Crosslisted with An Sci,
Bact) Alternate years; Spring semester; 2 cr (D). Analysis of rumen
ecosystem in terms of kinds of microbes, their activities adn requirements
and their interactions in a dynamic system. Emphasis on physiological
and biochemical perspectives. P: Biochem 501 and concurrent registration
in Bact 550 or equiv; or consent of instructor.
Instructor(s):
535 Dairy Farm Management Practicum Spring semester;
3 cr. Principles of nutrition, breeding, reproduction and management
at the farm level are integrated. Students will develop skills in
decision making, information gathering, problem solving and interpersonal
communication through field trips to working commercial dairy operations.
P: Dy Sci 414, 433, 434, 360.
Instructor(s): Dave
Combs, Milo
Wiltbank
681 Senior Honors Thesis Fall, Spring & Summer
sessions; 2-4 cr. P: Honors program candidacy.
682 Senior Honors Thesis Fall, Spring & Summer
sessions; 2-4 cr. Continuation of 681. P: Honors program candidacy
& Dy Sci 681
690 Proseminar Fall semester; 1 cr. Critical review,
evaluation and presentation of current research; application of
research to solving practical problems. Required for Dy Sci majors.
P: Senior standing.
Instructor(s): Ric
Grummer
699 Special Problems Fall, Spring & Summer
sessions; 1-3 cr (A). P: Senior standing & consent of instructor.
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