An introduction to dairy, beef, goat and horse industries with particular emphasis on breeds and breeding, housing, feeding and management, and marketing. Characteristics of each industry and appropriate terminology will be included. Contact with animals and production units is provided.

An introduction to swine, poultry, dog and cat, and sheep industries with particular emphasis on terminology, size, breeds, management, housing and marketing aspects. Contact with animals and production systems is provided.

An introduction to the major principles of fish husbandry and preventive medicine as it relates mainly to the production of finned fish in Canada. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)

An introduction to horse management designed to give those with an interest in the various segments of the horse industry a strong scientific basis for production and management decisions. The course includes study of the evolution of our current industry, the biology of growth, performance and management of the equine athlete. The evaluation of conformation as it relates to performance as well as aspects of behaviour, nutrition, reproduction and genetics consistent with the level of the course are included. laboratories are designed to familiarize the student with current management and handling techniques in addition to augmenting information presented in lectures.

An introduction to the carcass structure of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry. Animal growth and development are considered in relation to meat production. Practical work includes slaughtering of livestock. The course is for students intending to major in Animal Science.

Students will be introduced to the main theoretical concepts of bioethics as related to contemporary animal agriculture. They will be familiarized with the history of the animal welfare movement., including its effect on producers and consumers of animal products. The course will emphasize the techniques of assessment of animal well-being and review legal requirements and voluntarily accepted codes for sound animal care and safe animal handling.

Students are introduced to the beef industry, the current management practices and production systems, as well as the relative profitability of cow-calf, stocker and feedlot enterprises. Emphasis is placed on assessing alternatives, problem-solving, and the economics of new technology. Case studies are designed to supplement lecture material. (Last offering F97.)

Emphasis is placed on the application of the sciences of genetics, nutrition, and physiology to all phases of dairy cattle production. The effects of various production systems on the level of production, quality of product, and the profitability of the dairy enterprise are considered. Laboratory periods will include field travel in the Ontario dairy industry which may cause some laboratories to be of a longer duration than scheduled. (Last offering W98.)

The course deals with the production and economics of pig farming. Topics covered in lectures and laboratories include: planning, establishing and managing enterprises; production-economic evaluation of reproduction, growth and carcass merit; computer management analyses; and field travel to production units. (Last offering W98.)

The application of recombinant DNA techniques to animal science, including the production from cloned genes of products of value to the livestock industry, the incorporation of marker-assisted selection and of transgenic livestock animals into animal breeding strategies, sexing techniques, and the genetic manipulation of gut and rumen microflora. Offered in even-numbered years.

The course deals with why farm animals behave as they do with reference to causation, function, ontogeny and phylogeny. Basic principles are illustrated by examples taken from all the common agricultural species. Emphasis is placed on the application of behavioural knowledge to improve animal production systems. Designing housing, facilities and management procedures to suit the behaviour of the animals in question is also dealt with. (First offering F98.)

Basic concepts of environmental physiology and their application to animal housing and management will be introduced. The course will review the physics of heat flow, light and air quality as they relate to animal biology and health. Other aspects the physical environment that impact on animal health and well-being will be discussed.(Offered in odd-numbered years. First offering W99.)

The course is designed to apply basic knowledge in the explanation of reproductive phenomena in domestic animals. Special attention will be given to the regulatory mechanisms of male and female fertility.

Management of reproductive events at the farm level in the major classes of domestic livestock. An introduction to modern and emerging reproductive technologies as these relate to livestock propagation.

Discussion and presentation of oral and written reports on current topics pertinent to animal and poultry science.

Fundamental and applied aspects of behaviour and environmental physiology of farm animals with the emphasis on ethological and physiological acclimation to modern livestock production practices. The topics discussed will include the major environmental and behavioral factors that adversely influence the productivity of confined herds and flocks. (Last offering F97.)

Students will select a problem in any of the animal sciences, conduct an extensive review of the literature and outline an experiment to conduct. The outline will be presented in a seminar. Approval of the faculty project supervisor and course coordinator is required before course selection. (Last offering W98.)

Students conduct a field, animal room or laboratory experiment which has been outlined previously. Research findings will be written in a scientific report and a brief seminar will be presented. (Last offering W98.)

Current concepts in whole animal metabolism and the quantitative techniques used to measure whole body metabolic kinetics will be presented. Tissue and organ specific biochemical processes will be integrated with whole body control mechanisms. Offered in odd-numbered years.

This course will examine the endocrine systems of farm animals and their applications to livestock production. Considerable emphasis will be given to projects involving the quantitation of endocrine responses in the cow, the pig and the chicken. Offered in odd-numbered years.

A course designed for interaction and discussion to investigate the social and ecological arguments concerned with animal agriculture in its broadest context from both Canadian and worldwide perspectives. Topics include: evolution, sociology and politics of animal agriculture, resource allocations, animals in sustainable agriculture. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)