2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog College of Agriculture and Home Economics - Animal and Range Sciences

Professor Reldon Beck, acting department head
Professor Tim T. Ross, assistant department head

Professors Allred, Armstrong, Beck, Briggs, Donart, Hallford, Holechek, McDaniel, Petersen, Ross; Associate Professors Burcham, Hawkins, May, Parker, J. Thomas; Assistant Professors Abbot, Duff, Sawyer, Strickland, M. Thomas; Co-operators (USDA) Anderson, Barrow, Estell, Fredrickson, Gibbens, Havstad, Herrick, Looper, Peters

(505) 646-2514; ascience@nmsu.edu

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
MAJOR: Animal Science
OPTION: Animal Industry
OPTION: Science
MAJOR: Rangeland Resources
OPTION: Rangeland Resources Management
OPTION: Ranch Management
OPTION: Wildlife Habitat Management
OPTION: Plant Ecology and Conservation

The Department of Animal and Range Sciences provides opportunities for students to follow a variety of interests in modern scientific agriculture. The animal science curriculum provides a background for many phases of the food animal industry, from farm animal production on rangelands to management positions in the meat packing industry to highly technical careers in research. The rangeland resources curriculum provides students with knowledge necessary to deal with all aspects of the multiple uses of rangelands. These curricula allow students to acquire the background necessary to adjust easily to variations in specific job opportunities.

MAJOR: Animal Science

The animal industry option includes courses that prepare students for work in many phases of the livestock industry such as in livestock production on farms and ranches, the meat industry, the feed industry, livestock breed associations and livestock publications. The science option provides students with a strong background in technical science and prepares them for advanced studies leading to graduate degrees. Students majoring in animal science must meet the general education requirements, have a minimum of 55 credits of upper-division courses (numbered above 300), and complete a minimum of 35 credits in courses with Agriculture and Home Economics prefixes.

Animal Science Core of Requirements (Required of all majors)

ANSC 100, Introductory Animal Science 3

ANSC 303, Livestock, Meat, and Wool Evaluation, or both ANSC 265 and ANSC 355, Horse Judging 4

ANSC 304, Feeds and Feeding 3

ANSC 305, Principles of Genetics 3

ANSC 370, Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals 4

ANSC 402, Animal Science Seminar 1

ANSC 421, Physiology of Reproduction 3

ANSC 422, Animal Nutrition 3

ANSC 423, Animal Breeding 3

BIOL 111G/111L, Natural History of Life or BIOL 211G/211L, Cell and Organismal Biology 4

CHEM 111, General Chemistry I 4

CHEM 112, General Chemistry II 4

CHEM 211, Organic Chemistry, or CHEM 313, Organic Chemistry I 4

COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication, or AXED 201G, Effective Leadership and Communication in Agricultural Organizations 3

ECON 201G, Introduction to Economics 3

E ST 311G, Statistical Applications 3

MATH 142G, Calculus for the Biological and Management Sciences I, or MATH 185, College Algebra, or MATH 191, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 3

RGSC 294, Range Management 3

OPTION: Animal Industry

Meat science electives (two courses): ANSC 262, ANSC 301, ANSC 306, or ANSC 363 6

Production electives (three courses): any three production courses offered in the department. 9

Plant science electives (one course): RGSC 307, RGSC 318, RGSC 325, RGSC 440, SOIL 252, AGRO 365 3-4

OPTION: Science

Required Courses

BCHE 341, Biological Chemistry 4

Meat science electives (one course): ANSC 262, ANSC 301, ANSC 306, ANSC 363 3

Production electives (two courses): ANSC 314, ANSC 414, ANSC 415, ANSC 416, ANSC 417 6

Designated electives (one course): MATH 191, MATH 192, PHYS 211, 212, PHYS 211L, 212L 3-4

Designated electives (one course): ANSC 462, ANSC 480, ANSC 484, TOX 461 or TOX 361 3

Credits sufficient to bring total to 128.

MAJOR: Rangeland Resources

The rangeland resources course work prepares the student for rangeland study and management in four different options through an integrated ecological approach with special emphasis on rangeland plants, livestock, wildlife, soils, and watersheds. The course work is also well designed for those who want to continue study in graduate school. The following courses are required for a major in rangeland resources.

General Education and Rangeland Resources Requirements (Required of all Majors)

English Composition: ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition; and ENGL 203G, ENGL 211G, ENGL 218G, ENGL 311G, or ENGL 318G 4/3

Mathematics: MATH 142G, Calculus for the Biological and Management Sciences I 3

Critical Thinking: COMM 265G or AXED 201G; and EST 311G, Statistical Applications 3/3

Historical Perspectives 3

Basic Natural Sciences: CHEM 111, General Chemistry I, and CHEM 112, General Chemistry II 4/4

Human Thought and Behavior 3

Social Analysis: ECON 201G, ECON 251G, or ECON 252G 3

Literature or Fine Arts 3

Viewing a Wider World 6

OPTION: Rangeland Resources Management

The rangeland resources management option is for students interested in a broad curriculum. Graduates have traditionally been employed by federal, state, and local land management agencies as range management specialists plus private enterprises such as mining companies and natural resources consulting firms.

AG E 440, Ranch Economics 3

ANSC 304, Feeds and Feeding 3

ANSC 305, Principles of Genetics 3

ANSC 414, Sheep Production, or ANSC 416, Beef Production 3

ANSC 422, Animal Nutrition 3

BIOL 190, Principles of Biology, or BIOL 211G, Cellular and Organismal Biology 3

BIOL 301, Ecology, or BIOL 408, Ecology of Plants 3

BIOL 313, Structure and Function of Plants 4

BIOL 314, Plant Physiology, or HORT 475, Woody Plant Physiology, or AGRO 491, Crop Physiology 3

CHEM 211, Organic Chemistry 4

RGSC 294, Range Management 3

RGSC 302G, Forestry and Society 3

RGSC 307, Range Grasses 3

RGSC 316, Range Plants 2

RGSC 317, Range Communities 3

RGSC 318, Watershed Management 3

RGSC 325, Range Improvements 3

RGSC 402, Range Seminar 1

RGSC 440, Range Ecology 4

RGSC 452, Range Analysis 3

RGSC 460, Advanced Range Management 4

SOIL 252, Soils 3

SOIL 252L, Soils Laboratory 1

SOIL 472, Soil Morphology and Classification 4

WLSC 255, Principles of Natural Resource Management, or WLSC 466, Advanced Wildlife Management/Mammals 3-4

OPTION: Ranch Management

The ranch management option is for students interested in managing all the natural and human resources of a ranching enterprise. Graduates have traditionally been employed by private, government, and foreign companies and agencies.

AG E 250G, Life with Microcomputers 3

AG E 305, Marketing and Pricing Agricultural Products 3

AG E 440, Ranch Economics 3

ANSC 304, Feeds and Feeding 3

ANSC 305, Principles of Genetics 3

ANSC 414, Sheep Production, or ANSC 416, Beef Production 3

ANSC 422, Animal Nutrition 3

ANSC 423, Animal Breeding 3

AXED 331, Agricultural Structures, or A EN 338, Ranch Equipment and Utilities 3

BIOL 190, Principles of Biology, or BIOL 211G, Cellular and Organismal Biology 3

BIOL 301, Ecology, or BIOL 408, Ecology of Plants 3

BIOL 313, Structure and Function of Plants, or BIOL 314, Plant Physiology, or HORT 475, Woody Plant Physiology, or AGRO 491, Crop Physiology 3-4

EPWS 311, Introduction to Weed Science, or EPWS 303, Economic Entomology 3

RGSC 294, Range Management 3

RGSC 307, Range Grasses 3

RGSC 316, Range Plants 2

RGSC 317, Range Communities 3

RGSC 318, Watershed Management 3

RGSC 325, Range Improvements 3

RGSC 402, Range Seminar 1

RGSC 440, Range Ecology 4

RGSC 452, Range Analysis 3

RGSC 460, Advanced Range Management 4

SOIL 252, Soils 3

SOIL 252L, Soils Laboratory 1

SOIL 472, Soil Morphology and Classification 4

WLSC 255, Principles of Natural Resource Management, or WLSC 437, Wildlife Damage Control, or WLSC 466, Advanced Wildlife Management/Mammals 3-4

OPTION: Wildlife Habitat Management

The wildlife habitat management option is for students interested in management of habitats for wildlife populations. Graduates have traditionally been employed by federal, state, and local land management agencies plus private enterprises such as game ranches and natural resources consulting firms.

AG E 440, Ranch Economics 3

ANSC 305, Principles of Genetics 3

BIOL 190, Principles of Biology, or BIOL 211G, Cellular and Organismal Biology 3

BIOL 301, Ecology, or BIOL 408, Ecology of Plants 3

BIOL 313, Structure and Function of Plants, or BIOL 314, Plant Physiology, or HORT 475, Woody Plant Physiology, or AGRO 491, Crop Physiology 3-4

RGSC 294, Range Management 3

RGSC 302G, Forestry and Society 3

RGSC 307, Range Grasses 3

RGSC 316, Range Plants 2

RGSC 317, Range Communities 3

RGSC 318, Watershed Management 3

RGSC 325, Range Improvements 3

RGSC 402, Range Seminar 1

RGSC 440, Range Ecology 4

RGSC 452, Range Analysis 3

SOIL 252, Soils 3

SOIL 252L, Soils Laboratory 1

SOIL 472, Soil Morphology and Classification 4

WLSC 110, Introduction to Fishery and Wildlife Sciences 3

WLSC 230, Natural History of Vertebrates, or BIOL 322, Zoology 3

WLSC 255, Principles of Natural Resource Management 3

WLSC 351, Techniques of Wildlife Management, or WLSC 352,Techniques of Fishery Management 3

WLSC 310, Management of Endangered Species, or WLSC 353, Management of Wildlife Enterprises 3

WLSC 440, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management 3

WLSC 381, Forest and Range Mammals 3

WLSC 466, Advanced Wildlife Management/Mammals 4

OPTION: Plant Ecology and Conservation

The plant ecology and conservation option is for students interested in a broad ecosystem study and management curriculum. Graduates have traditionally been employed by federal, state, and local land management agencies plus private enterprises specializing in recreation or nature studies.

AG E 250G, Life with Microcomputers 3

ANSC 100, Introduction to Animal Science, or WLSC 110, Introduction to Fishery and Wildlife Sciences 3

ANSC 305, Principles of Genetics 3

BIOL 190, Principles of Biology, or BIOL 211G, Cellular and Organismal Biology 3

BIOL 301, Ecology 3

BIOL 312, Plant Taxonomy 4

BIOL 313, Structure and Function of Plants 4

BIOL 314, Plant Physiology, or HORT 475, Woody Plant Physiology, or AGRO 491, Crop Physiology 3

BIOL 402, Ecology Seminar 1

Two of the following:
BIOL 408, Ecology of Plants
BIOL 462, Advanced Ecology
BIOL 470, Plant Community Ecology
GEOG 455, Desert Geomorphology 6-7

CHEM 211, Organic Chemistry 4

AGRO 257, Introduction to Meteorology, or AGRO 357, Climatology 3

EPWS 311, Introduction to Weed Science, or EPWS 303, Economic Entomology 3

RGSC 294, Range Management 3

RGSC 302G, Forestry and Society 3

RGSC 307, Range Grasses 3

RGSC 316, Range Plants 2

RGSC 317, Range Communities 3

RGSC 318, Watershed Management, or WLSC 458/458L, Ecology of Inland Waters/Lab 3-4

RGSC 325, Range Improvements 3

RGSC 402, Range Seminar 1

RGSC 440, Range Ecology 4

RGSC 452, Range Analysis 3

SOIL 252, Soils 3

SOIL 252L, Soils Laboratory 1

SOIL 472, Soil Morphology and Classification 4