ANIMAL and RANGE SCIENCES

Professor Mark M. Wise, department head

Professor Tim T. Ross, assistant department head

Professors Allred, Hallford, Hawkins, Holechek, McDaniel, Petersen, Ross, J. Thomas; Associate Professors Burcham, M. Thomas; Assistant Professors Abbott, Cibils, Fernald, Soto, Löest, Turner; Co-operators (USDA) Anderson, Barrow, Estell, Fredrickson, Gibbens, Havstad, Herrick, Peters, Sullivan (CES)

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

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
MAJOR: Animal Science
OPTION: Animal Industry
OPTION: Science
OPTION: Food Technology
MAJOR: Rangeland Resources

The Department of Animal and Range Sciences provides opportunities for you 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 food processing industry to highly technical careers in research. The range science curriculum provides you with knowledge necessary to deal with all aspects of the multiple uses of rangelands. These curricula allow you to acquire the background necessary to adjust easily to variations in specific job opportunities. If you are majoring in either animal science or range science, you must meet general education requirements, have a minimum of 54 credits of upper-division courses (numbered 300 and above), and complete a minimum of 35 credits in courses with Agriculture and Home Economics prefixes.

MAJOR: Animal Science

The animal industry option includes courses that prepare you for work in many phases of the livestok industry, such as livestock production on farms and ranches, the meat industry, the feed industry, livestock breed associations, and livestock publications. The science option provides you with a strong backgroundin technical science and prepares you for advanced studies leading to graduate or professional degrees. Food technology option prepares you for a career in food processing, which includes meat, dairy, and other food-related areas.

Animal Science Core of Requirements (Required of Industry and Science options)
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.......................................................................................... 4
COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication, or AXED 201G, Effective Leadership and
Communication in Agricultural Organizations .. 3
ECON 201G, Introduction to Economics...................................................................... 3
ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition ....................................................................... 4
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, Rangeland Resource Management ........................................................ 3

OPTION: Animal Industry
ANSC 200, Introduction to Meat Animal Production ............................................ 3
ANSC 220, Animal Science Career Development.................................................... 1
ANSC 261, Introduction to Animal Metabolism....................................................... 3
ANSC 325, Mastering Financial Agricultural Statements..................................... 3
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
Business electives (one course): ACCT 251, AG E 305, AGE 440, FIN 303G,
MGT 315G, MGT 312 ................................................................................................... 3

OPTION: Science
BCHE 341, Biological Chemistry ....................................................................................... 4
CHEM 112, General Chemistry II ...................................................................................... 4
CHEM 211, Organic Chemistry, or CHEM 313, Organic Chemistry I .............. 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.

OPTION: Food Technology

Food Technology Core Requirements
ANSC 100, Introductory Animal Science .................................................................... 3
HORT 100, Introductory Plant Science ....................................................................... 3
HNFS 251, Human Nutrition ............................................................................................. 3
ANSC 262, Introduction to Meat Science ................................................................... 3
HNFS 263, Food Science I ................................................................................................... 3
ANSC 304, Feeds and Feeding ......................................................................................... 3
HNFS 320, Food Microbiology ......................................................................................... 3
HNFS 325, Food Analysis .................................................................................................... 3
ANSC 363, Meat Technology ............................................................................................ 3
ANSC 402, Animal Science Seminar .............................................................................. 1
HNFS 421, Food Chemistry ................................................................................................ 3
ANSC 422, Animal Nutrition .............................................................................................. 3
HNFS 426, Dairy Products Manufacturing ................................................................. 3
HNFS 447, Experimental Foods ....................................................................................... 3
FCSC 400, Research Methods ........................................................................................... 3

Other Designated Requirements
CHEM 111, General Chemistry I ...................................................................................... 4
CHEM 112, General Chemistry II ...................................................................................... 4
CHEM 211, Organic Chemistry ........................................................................................ 4
BCHE 341, Survey of Biochemistry.................................................................................. 4
PHYS 211 and 211 L, General Physics and Lab ......................................................... 4
E ST 311G, Statistical Applications .................................................................................. 3
BIOL 211G and 211L, Cellular and Organismal Biology and Lab..................... 4
ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition ...................................................................... 4
ENGL 318G, Technical and Scientific Communication (may substitute
ENGL 203G, ENGL 211G, ENGL 218G, or ENGL 311G)................................ 3
MATH 142G, Calculus for Biological and Management Sciences (may sub¥stitute MATH 180 or MATH 185) ........................................................................... 3
AXED 201, Effective Leadership and Communications in Agricultural
Organizations (may substitute COMM 253 or COMM 265) ................... 3
ECON 201, Introduction to Economics ........................................................................ 3
AG E 250, Life with Microcomputers (may substitute C S 11OG or
BCS 11OG) .................................................................................................................................. 3

Designated ANSC Electives (Pick 9 credit hours)
ANSC 301, Animal and Carcass Evaluation ................................................................ 3
ANSC 314, Swine Production ........................................................................................... 3
ANSC 261, Introduction to Animal Metabolism ..................................................... 3
ANSC 370, Animal and Physiology of Farm Animals ............................................ 3
ANSC 390, Internship ............................................................................................................ 3
ANSC 414, Sheep and WoolProduction ..................................................................... 3
ANSC 416, Beef Production ............................................................................................... 3
ANSC 417, Dairy Production .............................................................................................. 3
ANSC 461, Toxicology I ........................................................................................................ 3

MAJOR: Rangeland Resources

The following course work prepares you for study and management of rangelands 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. Any undergraduate student majoring in Range Science must earn a grade of C or higher in Range Science(RGSC prefix)courses to satisfy degree requirements. Students earning a D or F in a Range Science (RGSC prefix) course will be expected to repeat that course until the student earns a grade of C or higher. The following courses are required for a major in rangeland resources.

Range Science Core Requirements
AG E 250, Life with Microcomputers ............................................................................ 3
ANSC 261, Principles of Animal Metabolism, or CHEM 211, Organic Chem¥istry ..................................................................................................................................... 3
BIOL 211G, Cell and Organismal Biology .................................................................... 3
BIOL 301, Ecology ................................................................................................................... 3
CHEM 111, General Chemistry I ...................................................................................... 4
CHEM 112, General Chemistry II ..................................................................................... 4
COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication, or AXED 201G,
Effective Leadership and Communication in Agricultural
Organizations ........................................................................................................................... 3
ECON 201G, Introduction to Economics; 251 G, Principles of Macroeco¥
nomics; or 252G, Principles of Microeconomics .......................................... 3
EPWS 314, Plant Physiology .............................................................................................. 3
E ST 311 G, Statistical Applications ................................................................................ 3
RGSC 150, Introduction to Range Science Major ................................................... 1
RGSC 294, Rangeland Resource Management ....................................................... 3
RGSC 307, Rangeland Grasses ......................................................................................... 3
RGSC 316, Rangeland Plants ............................................................................................. 2
RGSC 317, Rangeland Communities ............................................................................ 3
RGSC 318, Watershed Management ............................................................................. 3
RGSC 325, Rangeland Restoration Ecology ............................................................... 3
RGSC 402, Seminar ................................................................................................................ 1
RGSC 440, Rangeland Resource Ecology .................................................................... 4
RGSC 452, Rangeland Analysis ........................................................................................ 4
RGSC 460, Advanced Rangeland 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 ................................... 3

You must meet the general education requirements of the University, have a minimum of 55 credits of upper-division (above 300) courses, and complete a minimum of 35 credits in courses with an Agriculture and Home Economics prefix.