Poultry Science: Academics: Graduates
Graduate Courses Offered
POUL 4050/6050. Advanced Poultry Breeding. 3 hours
Oasis Title: ADV POUL BREEDING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: POUL 3720.
The development of practical poultry breeding programs. The mode of inheritance and relative heritability of various characteristics of economic importance and criteria for effective selection toward their improvement.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.
POUL 4060/6060-4060L/6060L. Physiology of Avian Reproduction. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week
Oasis Title: AVIAN REPRODUCTION.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Lectures emphasize the reproductive physiology of poultry and integrate this information into management programs directed toward maximizing reproductive efficiency. Laboratories will emphasize the acquisition of skills and techniques in reproductive management, including the collection, preservation, and evaluation of semen, fertility evaluation, and proper incubation practices.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
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POUL 4200/6200-4200L/6200L. Avian Anatomy and Physiology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week
Oasis Title: AVIAN ANAT PHYSIOL.
Prerequisite: (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L or POUL 2020-2020L.
A survey of avian anatomy and physiology at the gross and cellular level. Special emphasis will be placed on the unique characteristics of avian physiology and morphology using the chicken as a model animal.
Offered fall semester every year.
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(POUL)(ADSC)ANNU 4370/6370. Monogastric Nutrition. 3 hours
Oasis Title: MONOGASTRIC NUTR.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [ADSC 3300-3300L or POUL 3750] and BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Comparative nutrition of monogastric animals, with special but not exclusive, consideration of poultry and swine.
Offered fall semester every year.
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POUL(FDST) 4860/6860-4860L/6860L . Poultry Processing. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week
Oasis Title: POULTRY PROCESSING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: FDST 3000 or POUL 3600 or permission of department.
Basic principles and methods of processing poultry and eggs. Broiler harvesting, slaughter, evisceration, plant sanitation, microbiology, inspection, grading, regulations, water and waste water handling, quality control and HACCP plans, and further processing.
Offered fall semester every year.
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POUL 4990. Undergraduate Teaching Assistance Experience in Poultry Science. 2-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit
Oasis Title: UNDERGRAD TEACHING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Participating students will consolidate their knowledge in poultry science through teaching experience in a course allied with the student's experience and education. The student is expected to meet regularly with a discussion or laboratory section and regularly with the professor in charge to discuss teaching objectives and subject matter.
Non-traditional format: Student will meet weekly with faculty supervisor to plan and coordinate the laboratory/discussion section which the student will later lead or assist in teaching each week. It is expected that each student will have a minimum of three hours of faculty contact and teaching experience per week for each credit hour earned.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
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POUL 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
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POUL 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
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POUL 8010-8010L. Avian Physiology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week
Oasis Title: AVIAN PHYSIOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The physiology of all organ systems of birds other than the reproductive system. In-depth study of avian systems will be done using current scientific literature and review articles as source material.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.
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POUL 8100. Poultry Science Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week
Oasis Title: POULTRY SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Reading, reports, and discussions of problems related to the field of poultry.
Offered spring semester every year.
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POUL 8120. Scientific Writing and Literature Retrieval. 3 hours
Oasis Title: SCIENTIFIC WRITING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Scientific writing and literature retrieval techniques in the life sciences. Library resources and their use through manual and automated retrieval systems and on practical aspects of oral and written communications of scientific information.
Offered summer semester every year.
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POUL 8150 . Poultry Nutrition with Application to Avian Medicine. 1 hour
Oasis Title: NUTRITION MEDICINE.
Prerequisite: POUL 3750 or ADSC 3300-3300L.
The practical aspects of poultry nutrition and the relationship of nutritional programs in poultry production to disease problems.
Offered fall semester every year.
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POUL 8510. Problems in Poultry Science. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit
Oasis Title: PROBLEMS IN POULTRY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Selected problems in the specialized areas of poultry nutrition, genetics, physiology, poultry products technology, pathology, parasitology, and management.
Non-traditional format: Course format established by major advisor.
Not offered on a regular basis.
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(POUL)CBIO(PARA) 8560. Seminar in Parasitology. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week
Oasis Title: SEM PARASITOL.
Weekly discussion of parasitological topics.
Not offered on a regular basis.
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POUL 8570. Quantitative Genetics and Breeding. 3 hours
Oasis Title: QUANT GENETICS.
Prerequisite: ADSC 3110 or POUL 3720 or STAT 4220 or STAT 6220 or permission of department.
Population genetics theory associated with animal and poultry populations and their quantitative genetic improvement. The mode of inheritance and heritability of various traits of economic importance and criteria for effective selection toward economic improvement of animal and poultry stocks.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
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POUL 8590. Breeding Strategies in Poultry. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit
Oasis Title: BREEDING STRATEGIES.
Prerequisite: POUL 8570 or permission of department.
Strategies employed for breeding major and minor poultry species in commercial operations, and problems dealing with breeding for changing markets and changing environmental conditions.
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(POUL)PHRM(VPHY) 8920. Organ Systems Toxicology II. 3 hours
Oasis Title: ORGAN SYS TOX II.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Mechanisms of injury of biological systems produced by chemical exposure. Adverse effects of chemicals on major bodily organs and organ systems including the liver, carcinogenesis/mutagenesis, immune system, reproductive system, skin, and eyes.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.
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(POUL)(EHSC)PHRM(VPHY) 8930. Chemical Toxicology. 3 hours
Oasis Title: CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY.
Prerequisite: PHRM(VPHY) 6910 or permission of department.
Chemical contamination of air, water, and food by major agricultural and industrial chemicals. Emphasis will be placed on sources of contamination, fate of chemicals in the environment, target species, health effects, chemical analyses, and contamination control.
Offered spring semester every year.
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POUL 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
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POUL 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.