ARNR
Animal and Range Sciences
ARNR 507 RESEARCH METHODS ARNR 520 NUTRIENT METABOLISM OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS ARNR 521 ADVANCED RUMINANT NUTRITION ARNR 523 ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION ARNR 524 ADVANCED ANIMAL BREEDING ARNR 525 MUSCLE AND GROWTH BIOLOGY ARNR 541 RANGE ECOPHYSIOLOGY ARNR 543 RIPARIAN PROCESSES AND FUNCTION ARNR 544 ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY ARNR 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT ARNR 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION ARNR 590 MASTER'S THESIS ARNR 591 SPECIAL TOPICS ARNR 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY ARNR 594 SEMINAR ARNR 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
ARNR 507 - RESEARCH METHODS
F,S 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 5 cr.
• Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
-- Application of scientific method and research techniques, including
design of experiments and use of appropriate statistical procedures.
ARNR 520 - NUTRIENT METABOLISM
OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: ANSC 320, and either CHMY 123 or BCH 380 or consent of
instructor.
-- Biochemistry of animal nutrition with emphasis on integration of
biochemical principles to animal production systems. Nutrients emphasized
are proteins, carbohydrates and lipids.
ARNR 521 - ADVANCED RUMINANT
NUTRITION
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
• Prerequisite: ANSC 320 or consent of instructor.
-- Physiological and microbiology aspects of ruminant digestion and
their influence on the metabolism of extraruminal tissues.
ARNR 523 - ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY
OF REPRODUCTION
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: BIOB 412, BCH 380, ANSC 321 or consent of instructor.
-- Study of the basic concepts of reproductive process of mammals with
special emphasis on the application of recent techniques in solving
reproductive problems associated with fertility and infertility.
ARNR 524 - ADVANCED ANIMAL BREEDING
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: ANSC 322.
-- Quantitative genetics applied to the improvement of animals. Biometrical
relationships among relatives, methods of estimating genetic parameters,
application of crossbreeding systems and selection techniques.
ARNR 525 - MUSCLE AND GROWTH
BIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: BCH 380 AND BIOB 160.
-- Growth and development of muscle, muscle structure and how growth
is controlled by hormones and DNA will be studied. The impact of growth
manipulation on the final product, meat, will also be evaluated.
ARNR 541 - RANGE ECOPHYSIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: NRSM 240 or BIOE 370 or BIOE 433.
-- Lectures and selected readings on the response of range plants and
animals to daily and seasonal changes in their environment, including
physiology, animal behavior, and plant population biology.
ARNR 543 - RIPARIAN PROCESSES
AND FUNCTION
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: NRSM 455, BIOE 370 and ERTH 432.
-- This course involves an in depth investigation of the geomorphological
physical and biological parameters unique to riparian areas of the Northern
Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Emphasis will be placed on how these
parameters interact to create the biotic communities associated with
riparian areas.
ARNR 544 - ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT
AND ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: NRSM 240 or NRSM 350 or NRSM 351 or BIOE 370.
-- Review of management principles for livestock grazing grasslands
and shrub lands and their ecological relationship to other areas. Study
design and scientific results will be examined to critically review
information.
ARNR 575 - RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL
PAPER/PROJECT
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
• Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic
in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student
and his or her major adviser and graduate committee.
ARNR 589 - GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited
• Prerequisite: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate
Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of
their course work (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional
faculty or staff time or help.
ARNR 590 - MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
• Prerequisite: Master's standing.
ARNR 591 - SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
• Prerequisite: Upper division courses and others as determined for each
offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
ARNR 592 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
• Prerequisite: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of
department head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
ARNR 594 - SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
• Prerequisite: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites
as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular
courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion
material.
ARNR 690 - DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND
• Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.
