Course Descriptions
Animal Science (AS)AS 1001. Animal Science Lab. To accompany AS 1004. Laboratory two hours. Fall semester.
AS 1004. Introductory Animal Science. The importance of animal and poultry production and management of livestock, poultry, and their products. Lecture four hours. Fall semester.
AS 1021. Livestock Fitting and Showing. Feeding, training, trimming of feet, grooming, and showing of beef cattle, sheep, hogs, and dairy cattle. Lecture one hour. On demand.
AS 1031. Livestock Fitting and Showing Lab. To accompany AS 1021. Laboratory two hours. On demand.
AS 2021. Dairy Cattle Judging Lab. To accompany AS 2031. Laboratory two hours. On demand.
AS 2031. Dairy Cattle Judging. A study of the dairy cattle breeds. Judging and selection of dairy cattle, use of score card, study of breed type, and comparative judging. Lecture one hour. On demand.
AS 2051. Livestock Judging. Practice in comparative judging. Oral and written discussion of beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, and sheep. Lecture one hour. On demand.
AS 2061. Livestock Judging Lab. To accompany AS 2051. Laboratory two hours. On demand.
AS 3001. Animal Physiology Lab. To accompany AS 3002. Laboratory two hours. Fall semester.
AS 3002. Animal Physiology. Prerequisites: CHEM 1011/1013, CHEM 1111/1113, or CHEM 1021/1023, and sophomore standing. A study of the physiology of the various systems and organs of the mammalian organism. Lecture two hours. Fall semester.
AS 3011. Poultry Production Lab. To accompany AS 3012. Laboratory two hours. Spring semester.
AS 3012. Poultry Production. Fundamentals of broiler and commercial egg production in Arkansas with emphasis on nutrition, physiology, and management. Lecture two hours. Spring semester.
AS 3021. Feeds and Feeding Lab. To accompany AS 3022. Laboratory two hours. Spring semester.
AS 3022. Feeds and Feeding. Prerequisite: AS 1001/1004. Principles of animal nutrition, composition and digestibility of feeds, and balanced rations. Lecture two hours. Spring semester.
AS 3033. Animal Nutrition. Prerequisite: AS 1001/ 1004. A study of the mechanisms of the utilization of feed nutrients by farm animals. Lecture three hours. Spring semester.
AS 3083. Genetics and Animal Breeding. Prerequisite: AS 1001/1004. Course will entail working with animal breeding systems in relation to their applications to economic utility. A study of the principles in inheritance and their application to population genetics and animal breeding systems. Lecture three hours. Spring semester.
AS 3091. Physiology of Reproduction Lab. To accompany AS 3092. Laboratory two hours. Fall semester.
AS 3092. Physiology of Reproduction. Comparative physiology of reproduction and endocrinology of farm animals, the principles of artificial insemination, and factors affecting conception in natural and artificial breeding. Lecture two hours. Fall semester.
AS 3101. Equine Science Laboratory. Lab for AS 3102. Laboratory two hours. Fall semester alternate year.
AS 3102. Equine Science. A compilation of all scientific processes and economic principals necessary to have a successful equine program. The course is designed to provide the student with knowledge and working skills of identifying, breeding, housing, feeding, working, disease control, and marketing of equine. Lecture two hours. Fall alternate year.
AS 4001. Beef Production Lab. To accompany AS 4002. Laboratory two hours. Fall, spring (alternate years.)
AS 4002. Beef Production. Prerequisites: AS 1001/1004 and AS 3021/3022. A study of beef production with emphasis on breeding, feeding, and management of commercial and purebred beef cattle. Lecture two hours. Fall, spring (alternate years.)
AS 4011. Swine Production Lab. To accompany AS 4012. Laboratory two hours. Spring semester.
AS 4012. Swine Production. Prerequisites: AS 1001/1004 and 3021/3022. Methods in purebred and commercial swine. Lecture two hours. Spring semester.
AS 4021. Dairy Science Laboratory. Prerequisite: AS 1004/1001. To accompany AS 4022 Laboratory. Laboratory two hours. Spring semester alternate year.
AS 4022. Dairy Science. Prerequisite: AS 1004/1001. A survey of the dairy industry, dairy breeds, standards feeding, management and health maintenance. The food value, composition and quality, utilization and processing market milk and dairy products will be discussed. Lecture two hours. Spring semester alternate year.
