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College of Agriculture
> Dept. of Animal & Range Sciences
Department of Animal and Range Sciences
Course Descriptions
ARNR 500 – SEMINAR. 1 cr.
Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered
in regular courses. Students participate in preparing
and presenting discussion material.
ARNR 507 – RESEARCH METHODS. 1 cr.
Application of scientific method and research techniques,
including design of experiments and use of appropriate
statistical procedures.
ARNR 520 – NUTRIENT METABOLISM OF DOMESTIC
ANIMALS. 3 cr.
Biochemistry of animal nutrition with emphasis on integration
of biochemical principles to animal production systems.
Nutrients emphasized are proteins, carbohydrates and
lipids.
ARNR 521 – ADVANCED RUMINANT NUTRITION.
3 cr.
Physiological and microbial aspects of ruminant digestion
and their influence on the metabolism of extraruminal
tissues.
ARNR 523 – ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION.
3 cr.
Study of the basic concepts of reproductive process
of mammals with special emphasis on the application
of recent techniques in solving reproductive problems
associated with fertility and infertility.
ARNR 524 – ADVANCED ANIMAL BREEDING. 3
cr.
Quantitative genetics applied to the improvement of
animals. Biometrical relationships among relatives,
methods of estimating genetic parameters, application
of crossbreeding systems and selection techniques.
ARNR 525 – MUSCLE AND GROWTH BIOLOGY.
3 cr.
Growth and development of muscle, muscle structure and
how growth is controlled by hormones and DNA will be
studied. The impact growth manipulation has on the final
product, meat, will also be evaluated.
ARNR 541 – RANGE ECOPHYSIOLOGY. 3 cr.
Lectures and selected readings on the response of range
plants and animals to daily and seasonal changes in
their environment, including physiology, animal behavior,
and plant population biology.
ARNR 543 – RIPARIAN PROCESSES AND FUNCTION.
3 cr.
This course involves an in-depth investigation of the
physical and biological parameters unique to riparian
areas of the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Emphasis will be placed on how these parameters interact
to create the vegetation communities associated with
riparian areas.
ARNR 544 – ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT
AND ECOLOGY. 3 cr.
Review of management principles for livestock grazing
grasslands and shrublands and their ecological relationship
to other areas. Study design and scientific results
will be examined to critically review information.
ARNR 553 – GRAZING BEHAVIOR OF LIVESTOCK
AND WILDLIFE. 2 cr.
Behavioral processes of foraging by livestock and wild
ungulates; application of theoretical concepts to range
livestock production and natural resource management.
ARNR 570 – INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS. 1 –
3 cr.
Directed research and study on an individual basis.
ARNR 575 – RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT.
1 – 4 cr.
A research or professional paper or project dealing
with a topic in the field. The topic must have been
mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major
advisor and graduate committee.
ARNR 580 – SPECIAL TOPICS. 1 – 4
cr.
Courses not required in any curriculum for which there
is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
ARNR 589 – GRADUATE CONSULTATION. 3 cr.
This course may be used only by students who have completed
all of their coursework (and thesis, if on a thesis
plan) but who need additional faculty or staff time
or help.
ARNR 590 – MASTER'S THESIS. 1 –
10 cr.
ARNR 690 – DOCTORAL THESIS. 1 –
10 cr.
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