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Master of Science, Applied (M.Sc.A.) Animal Science (Non-Thesis) (45 credits)

Offered by: Animal Science     Degree: Master of Science Applied

Program Requirements

The program aims to provide graduate training in applied areas of animal production with a view toward integrating technology and management in animal production with allied areas of agricultural resource utilization.

Research Project (15 credits)

  • ANSC 643 Project 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Review of the literature and design of the project. This project relates to the M.Sc. Applied (non-thesis) degree.

    Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  • ANSC 644 Project 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Continuation of the review of the literature and design of project. This project relates to the M.Sc. Applied (non-thesis) degree.

    Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  • ANSC 645 Project 3 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Execution and write-up of project. This project relates to the M.Sc. Applied (non-thesis) degree.

    Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  • ANSC 646 Project 4 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Continuation of write-up and submission of project. This project relates to the M.Sc. Applied (non-thesis) degree.

    Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  • ANSC 647 Project 5 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Seminar and project presentations. This oral presentation of the project relates to the M.Sc. Applied (non-thesis) degree.

    Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Complementary Courses (30 credits)

15-30 credits from the following:

  • AEMA 610 Statistical Methods 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Mathematics (Agric&Envir Sci) : Principles of linear models, multiple regression equations and classification models. Introduction to Analysis of Variance and common statistical designs used in agricultural and environmental sciences. Emphasis on balanced and unbalanced designs and data structures; their analysis and tests of statistical significance.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • 3 lectures and one 2-hour lab

    • Prerequisite: AEMA 310 or equivalent

  • ANSC 530 Experimental Techniques in Nutrition (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Overview

    Animal Science : Design and conduction of animal studies, selection of experimental animals, chemical and biological assays, statistical analysis, interpretation of data and preparation of technical reports.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • Fall

    • 1 lecture, 1 lab

    • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ANSC 630.

  • ANSC 551 Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Overview

    Animal Science : Comparative aspects of nutrition and metabolism of carbohydrate and lipid from the cellular level through the multi-organ of the whole organism. Main topics will include biothermodynamics, calorimetry, cellular metabolism and functions of carbohydrate and lipid, digestion, absorption and utilization of dietary carbohydrate and lipid.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • Winter

    • 3 lectures

    • Prerequisite: ANSC 234 or permission of instructor

  • ANSC 552 Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Overview

    Animal Science : Comparative aspects of nutrition and metabolism of amino acids and proteins from the cellular level on through the multisystem operation of the whole organism. Main topics include cellular metabolism and functions of amino acids and proteins, digestion, absorption and utilization of dietary protein. Comparison between farm animals and humans.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • Fall

    • 3 lectures

    • Prerequisite: ANSC 234 or permission of instructor

  • ANSC 560 Biology of Lactation (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Overview

    Animal Science : An interdisciplinary approach to the study of mammary development, the onset of lactation and its cessation, comparing the differences in mammalian species in mammary development from embryological, pre- and post-pubertal and pre- and post-partum aspects. Lactation at the cellular and biochemical levels.

    Terms: Fall 2022

    Instructors: Mustafa, Arif (Fall)

  • ANSC 565 Applied Information Systems (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Overview

    Animal Science : Introduction to concepts of an Information System and subsequent application to various scenarios in agriculture. Industry analysis in terms of users, goals, available data/information, communication, delivery structure, decision making, feedback, exploitation of technology and possible improvements using the Internet. Individual case studies and familiarisation with cutting-edge computer applications.

    Terms: Winter 2023

    Instructors: Wade, Kevin (Winter)

    • Winter

    • 3 lectures and one 2-hour lab

  • ANSC 600 Advanced Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Underlying molecular basis for various methodologies in molecular biology, including the genetic basis for viral infections and tumorigenesis, and the use of molecular genetic approaches to address biological problems.

    Terms: Winter 2023

    Instructors: Bekele-Yitbarek, Alexander; Altamura, Fernando (Winter)

    • Winter

    • Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

    • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ANSC 400.

  • ANSC 604 Advanced Animal Biotechnology (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : New concepts and applications of animal biotechnology in agriculture, biomedicine, environmental preservation.

    Terms: Fall 2022

    Instructors: Bordignon, Vilceu (Fall)

  • ANSC 606 Selection Index and Animal Improvement (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Selection index principles and their application to livestock improvement are considered, with emphasis on the estimation of genetic breeding values for single and multi-trait selection.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • 3 lectures

  • ANSC 608 Population Genetics (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Theoretical considerations of Mendelian genetics dealing with the genetic properties of animal populations and extension to the simultaneous segregation of genes at many loci, polygenic inheritance and an introduction to quantitative genetics and covariances between relatives, including mechanisms of transmission, segregation, linkages between genes and the effects of natural and artificial selection.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • Fall

    • 3 lectures

    • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ANSC 504.

    • Not open to students who have taken ANSC 326

  • ANSC 622 Experimental Techniques in Animal Science (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Practical exposure to three research groups in the Department of Animal Science (choices determined by interest of the student, availability of research in a given lab at that time, and in consultation with the student’s assigned supervisor); emphasis on lab goals, etiquette, and techniques, as observed by shadowing research group members (staff, post-doctoral fellows, PhD students); journal of each rotation as well as background research into current experimental procedures. Disciplines available: Reproductive Biotechnology; Animal Disease; Ruminant Nutrition; Epigenetics; Dairy Information Systems; Big Data Analyses; Animal Breeding; Dairy Cattle Welfare; Food Safety.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • 1 lecture and 2 seminars

    • Restriction(s): Permission of Supervisor in consultation with three available rotation researchers.

  • ANSC 636 Analysis - Animal Breeding Research Data (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : An advanced graduate course to give training and experience in statistical techniques applied to quantitative genetics and animal breeding. To consider aspects of data handling of large data sets (100,000 observations), checks for consistency and connectedness in data. Considerations in choosing efficient analytical procedures in fitting these models and development of efficient numerical algorithms to apply these procedures.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

    • 3 lectures

  • ANSC 691 Special Topic: Animal Sciences (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Prescribed reading, conference or practical work on a selected topic in the student's area of specialization, not otherwise available in other courses; under staff supervision. An approved course outline must be on file in the Departmental office prior to registration deadline.

    Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Summer 2023

    Instructors: Vasseur, Elsa (Winter) Duggavathi, Raj; Singh, Jaswinder (Summer)

  • ANSC 692 Topic in Animal Sciences 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Animal Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Animal Science : Prescribed reading, conference or practical work on a selected topic in the student's area of specialization, not otherwise available in other courses; under staff supervision. An approved course outline must be on file in the Departmental office prior to registration deadline.

    Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

    Instructors: Bekele-Yitbarek, Alexander; Mustafa, Arif (Fall) Duggavathi, Raj (Winter)

0-15 credits selected from 500- and 600-level courses from across the Faculty (with the possibility of up to 9 credits from outside the Faculty if deemed appropriate by the supervisor).

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