The animal and food science
department
. . .
conducts one of the leading
undergraduate comprehensive animal
science programs in the nation.
Our students are actively involved
in scholastic and extracurricular
activities at local, regional, national,
and international levels.
Department of Animal and Food Science
247 Agricultural Science
(715) 425-3704
Undergraduate Catalog
Goals and Objectives
- to provide quality instruction to students in basic animal science and applied principles of
equine production and management
- to help students develop skills for discovering, evaluating, and adapting scientific information
and technology throughout their careers
- to enhance students’ abilities to communicate effectively
- to engage students in the application of scientific principles to problem-solving in a real-world
setting.
Program
The following courses are required in the Animal Science Major-Equine Emphasis:
ANSC 167 Equine Management and Equitation
ANSC 168 Equine Equitation and Management Lab
ANSC 231 Principles of Nutrition
ANSC 232 Applied Feeds and Feeding
ANSC 257 Genetics
ANSC 260 Animal Physiology
ANSC 261 or 268 Advanced Horsemanship or Balanced Seat
ANSC 345 Animal Health
ANSC 346 Principles of Animal Breeding
ANSC 369 Equine Production
ANSC 433 Advanced Nutrition
ANSC 448 Physiology of Reproduction
ANSC 485 Seminar in Animal Science
Faculty
The animal and food science department offers majors in animal science-equine
emphasis, animal science-meat animal emphasis, animal science-veterinary technology emphasis,
dairy science, and food science. The faculty and staff consists of fourteen full-time members
with specific expertise in various animal science disciplines including nutrition, reproduction,
genetics, breeding, physiology, animal health, livestock management, and meat and dairy products.
In addition the faculty has a broad base of experience with all common production animal
species. Two of the current faculty members have won the campus-wide “Distinguished Teacher
of the Year” award.
Facilities
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences maintains two laboratory
teaching farms which are heavily used for course work by the animal science faculty.
These farms include dairy, beef, swine, sheep, poultry, and equine enterprises. In addition the
animal and food science department operates an on-campus dairy processing plant and a fully
equipped meat laboratory with slaughter, cutting, and processing facilities.
Career Opportunities
The major will prepare students for a variety of positions in animal
agriculture. Some examples of entry-level jobs include:
- agricultural journalist
- breed association
representative
- breed publication editor/assistant
- breeding farm manager
- equine
equipment sales and service
- equine nutritionist
- extension or youth agent/specialist
- farrier
- farm or stable manager
- horse trainer
- pharmaceutical sales
- public relations specialist
- research assistant
- riding instructor.
Most of these positions offer significant and early opportunity for advancement. The demand
for personnel is consistently high in all the above areas. In addition the Animal Science-Science
Option prepares students for entry into either graduate school or veterinary college. Attainment
of these advanced degrees offers numerous opportunities for rewarding careers such as university
teaching, public or private research and development, private veterinary practice, and federal
or state veterinary positions. |
