Livestock production/Nutrition/Welfare
Agricultural Animals of the World
The production and utilization of agricultural animals by human societies.
Fundamentals of Nutrition
Elementary principles of comparative nutrition of farm animals. Discussion and description of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins and minerals, including their digestion, absorption and metabolism by various livestock.
Grazing Management and Range Nutrition
Nutritional ecology of domestic and wild herbivores on rangelands; vegetation and animal response to various grazing management practices; diet selection, quality, intake and supplementation of herbivores.
Principles of Animal Science
This course examines the basic principles which apply to animal agriculture; survey of the industry; types, purposes, and products of livestock; principles of breeding selection, nutrition, lactation, reproduction, management and marketing.
Principles of Animal Nutrition
Classification, digestion, absorption, and metabolism of nutrients in animals; consequences of nutritional deficiencies and toxicities.
Rangeland Herbivore Ecology and Management
Ecology and management of large ungulate herbivores including consumer functions at organismal and ecosystem levels.
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The creation of this Rangeland Science Course Catalog was made possible by USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant No. 2010-38411-21370 "Repositioning Rangeland Education for a Changing World."
