Animal Science: Introductory Animal Sciences

An overview of the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, and management of livestock and recreation species; introduction to animal behavior, animal disease, and biotechnology. Prerequisite: Animal Science major, minor, or Instructor permission.

ASCI majors or minors or instructor permission; Must sign up for a lab section L01 - L03; One mandatory Wed night session from 7:00-8:30, date March 8th (but may change). Location for Wed lab: Lafayette L001; Course fee: $47.00; Open to degree and PACE students; Colocated with ASCI 1000 B

***Please note that ACSI 1000 is open to ASCI majors and minors in the spring, even though above it mentions ASCI majors only. Anyone else interested in taking the course can email for instructor permission to be added to a waitlist and if there are seats when all ASCI majors and minors have signed up, we can grant you an override.*** ASCI 1000 offers an introduction into animal science fields such as behavior, nutrition, breeding/reproduction, and welfare as well as an introduction to species-specific animal science industries such as the dairy, beef, swine, poultry, equine, and companion animals. It also includes an emphasis on career options and readiness and UVM opportunities in Animal Science. The course is designed to feature guest lecturers of many different backgrounds to lecture on their area of expertise. By the end of the semester, students should be able to: • Define vocabulary terms used in the animal sciences. • Summarize a variety of animal science sub-disciplines, including animal nutrition, genetics, behavior, welfare, reproduction, behavior, and health. • Describe the basics of how and why various animal species are kept in animal agriculture systems. • Provide at least 10 examples of careers that support how animals and animal agriculture contribute to our society.

This course meets twice a week for 50 minutes of lecture and then has a once-a-week, 3 hour lab component for experiential learning. These lab sections sometimes feature travel (provided) to different field trip locations, including but not limited to the Miller Farm (some are outside). Lab includes interactions with different species of animals. One week in the semester the regularly scheduled lab section is replaced by a mandatory lab session on Wednesday night from 7:00 to 8:30pm, which will be in a classroom on campus (you must meet there on time). This is required.

This course utilizes a points-based grading scheme. Students can earn points through assignments, exams, and attendance. The three (closed book) exams are taken on Brightspace during the regular class time in the classroom (on students' own computers). Lab participation and assignments account for approximately 25-30% of the overall course grade.