ANSC 1160 - [Animal Agriculture and Society - From Food to Medicine]

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grade only.

Next offered 2012-2013.

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Designed to integrate concepts of physiology, immunology, growth biology, lactation, and pregnancy with current production systems, cultural and societal aspects of animal food production and use, and the current economic forces driving some of the production system evolution. The course is intended for majors and nonmajors with an emphasis on integrating animal biology with our current production and food systems from an Animal Science perspective. Topics include Domestication, Pre-technology Agriculture, Production Systems and Economics, Food Systems and Safety, Environmental Issues and Perspectives, Animal-Derived Food in Human Health, and Use of Animals in Biomedicine.