ANSC 3700 - Immunology in Animal Health and Disease

(OPHLS-AG)

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: two semesters of majors-level biology. Co-meets with ANSC 6700.

Staff.

Covers selected concepts in immunology, with a focus on those that are important to domestic animal health and disease prevention. Students learn how to apply their knowledge of immunological principles to understand current literature, research, and practices.

Outcome 1: Identify the different types of immune cells and their function.

Outcome 2: Describe how innate and adaptive immune systems function to defend the host against infections by bacteria, fungi and viruses, and in immune disorders.

Outcome 3: Discuss the role of vaccines in disease prevention.

Outcome 4: Recognize how the host environment can modulate immune responses.

Outcome 5: Explain common techniques that are used in current basic and clinical immunology research and diagnostics.