DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY SCIENCE (POSC) James H. Denton Degrees Conferred: M.S., Ph.D. (POSC)
Areas of Concentration: Graduate studies may be pursued in subject matter areas of genetics, immunology, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, pathology, product technology, poultry health, management, and physiology. Poultry and laboratory animals are available for research programs in the Poultry Science Department. Prerequisites to Degree Program: The student pursuing a program for a Master of Science degree must meet all general requirements of the Graduate School. In addition, the student must have completed the B.S. degree in a college or university with a major or equivalent in one of the areas of the Poultry Science Department. All applicants must submit at least three letters of recommendation and scores on the Graduate Record Examinations. For acceptance into the Ph.D. degree program, a grade-point average of 3.00 on all previous graduate work and scores on the Graduate Record Examinations must be presented. Requirements for the Master of Science Degree: The student and adviser will prepare a program of work that may include additional undergraduate basic courses and at least 24 semester hours of studies plus the completion of a thesis and one research paper. Any deficiencies in undergraduate major requirements or prerequisites for advanced courses may be included in the student's program; however, they may not be included as part of the 24 hours needed to fulfill the M.S. degree. Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree: In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School are those of the Department which consist of a program of research, appropriate course work, and seminars as specified by the student's graduate committee. In addition, a dissertation and two research papers acceptable to the committee are required. Through an agreement with the Academic Common Market, residents of certain southern states may qualify for graduate enrollment in this degree program as in-state students for fee purposes. See page 163 for details.
COURSES: POULTRY SCIE (POSC) POSC4213 Integrated Poultry Management Systems (SP) Major managerial systems in the integrated commercial poultry industry. Development of an understanding of the basic decision making processes of poultry companies and the factors influencing those decisions. Prerequisite: POSC 2353. POSC4333 Poultry Breeding (FA, Odd years) Application of new developments in poultry breeding for efficient egg and meat production. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: (POSC 3123 or ANSC 3123) and junior standing. POSC4343 Poultry Nutrition (SP) Principles of nutrition as applied to the formulation of practical chicken and turkey rations. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 2613 and CHEM 2611L and junior standing. POSC4434 Fundamentals of Reproductive Physiology (FA) Principles of avion reproductive physiology with emphasis on poultry. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Corequisite: POSC 4430L. Prerequisite: POSC 1003 and POSC 1002L and POSC 3123. POSC4430L Fundamentals of Reproductive Physiology Laboratory (FA) Corequisite: POSC 4434. POSC4743 Analytical Methods in Animal Nutrition (SP) Experience in the techniques used in the modern animal nutrition laboratory and the interpretation of experimental data. Lecture 1 hours, laboratory 4 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 4743) Corequisite: POSC 4740L or ANSC 4740L. Prerequisite: CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1121L. POSC4740L Analytical Methods in Animal Nutrition Laboratory (SP) Corequisite: POSC 4743. POSC500V Special Problems (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Work in special problems of poultry industry. Prerequisite: graduate standing. POSC510V Special Topics in Poultry Sciences (1-4) (IR) Topics not covered in other courses or a more intensive study of specific topics in poultry science. May be repeated. Prerequisite: graduate standing. POSC5122 Parasites of Poultry (SP, Odd years) Lectures and discussions of the protozoan, helminth, and arthropod parasites of poultry. Emphasis is placed upon the significance of these parasites to the poultry industry. Topics covered include host-parasite relationships, life cycles, pathogenesis, epidemiology and management, immunology, chemotheraphy, and practical methods of control. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: POSC 5120L. POSC5123 Advanced Animal Genetics (FA, Even years) Specialized study of animal genetics. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 5123) Prerequisite: POSC 3123 or ANSC 3123. POSC5120L Parasites of Poultry Laboratory (SP, Odd years) Practical investigations of the protozoan, helminth, and arthropod parasites poultry. Laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: POSC 5122. Prerequisite: POSC 1003. POSC5143 Advanced Livestock Production (FA, Even years) Nutritional basis of livestock and poultry feeding; nutritional requirements of animals; recent developments in animal nutrition and application to feeding under Arkansas conditions. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 5143) Prerequisite: CHEM 3813 and (ANSC 3143 or POSC 4343). POSC5243 Avian Physiology (SP, Odd years) Cardiovascular respiratory, renal, and reproductive physiology with emphasis on function on domestic fowl. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: POSC 3032 and POSC 3042. POSC5313 Domestic Animal Bacteriology (FA) (Formerly VTSC 5313) A study of bacteria pathogenic for domestic animals. Lecture 3 hours per week. POSC5343 Advanced Immunology (FA) Aspects of innate, cell-mediated, and humoral immunity in mammalian and avian species. Molecular mechanisms underlying the function of the immune system are emphasized. A course in Basic Immunology prior to enrollment in Advanced Immunology is recommended but not required. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as MBIO 5343) POSC5352L Immunology in the Laboratory (SP) Laboratory course on immune-diagnostic laboratory techniques and uses of antibodies as a research tool. Included are cell isolation and characterization procedures, immunochemistry, flow cytometry, ELISA and cell culture assay systems. Laboratory 6 hours per week. (Same as MBIO 5352L) Prerequisite: POSC 5343 or MBIO 5343 or MBIO 4714. POSC5742 Advanced Poultry Diseases (FA) The most important diseases of poultry will be covered in depth and the course will focus on understanding mechanisms of pathogenesis, diagnostic techniques and principles of prevention. Lecture/discussion 2 hours per week with Kodachrome slides and microscopic slides utilized. Prerequisite: POSC 3223. POSC5743L Advanced Analytical Methods in Animal Sciences Laboratory (FA) Introduction into theory and application of current advanced analytical techniques used in animal research. Two 3-hour laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 3813 and PHYS 2013 and PHYS 2011 and (ANSC 4743 or POSC 4743). POSC5752L Advanced Poultry Diseases Laboratory (SP) This course covers laboratory techniques utilized for the isolation, identification and diagnosis of poultry diseases with a microbial cause. Students will learn diagnostic virology, bacteriology, serology and mycology. Laboratories 3 hours twice weekly and then as needed to complete assignments. (Same as VTSC 5752L) Prerequisite: POSC 3223 and POSC 5742. POSC5853 Advanced Meats Technology (SU, Even years) An intensive study of processed meats, relating the science, technology, and quality of further processed meat and poultry products. Product development, sensory and chemical analysis, microbiology, nutritional aspects, and product labeling are covered. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 5853) Prerequisite: ANSC 3614 or POSC 4314. POSC5901 Graduate Seminar (FA, SP) Critical review of the current scientific literature pertaining to the field of poultry science. Oral reports. Recitation 1 hour per week. Prerequisite: senior standing. POSC5933 Environmental Physiology of Domestic Animals (FA, Odd years) Study of the environment of domestic animals and its effect on physiological systems that affect maintenance, growth, production, and reproduction. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 5933) Prerequisite: (ANSC 3032 or POSC 3032) and CHEM 3813. POSC5944 Neuroendocrine, Cardiovascular Physiology (FA, Odd years) Physiology of nervous, endocrine and circulatory systems with emphasis on cellular control mechanisms in domestic animals. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 5944) Pre- or Corequisite: CHEM 3813. Corequisite: POSC 5940L. Prerequisite: POSC 3032 and POSC 3042. POSC5940L Neuroendocrine, Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory (FA, Odd years) Corequisite: POSC 5944. POSC5954 Digestive, Renal and Respiratory Physiology (FA, Even years) Physiology of the digestive, excretory and respiratory systems with emphasis on cellular control mechanisms in domestic animals. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 5954) Corequisite: POSC 5950L. Prerequisite: POSC 3032 and POSC 3042 and CHEM 3813. POSC5950L Digestive, Renal and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (FA, Even years) Corequisite: POSC 5954. POSC600V Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: graduate standing. POSC6343 Vitamin Nutrition in Domestic Animals (SP, Even years) The vitamins required by domestic animals with emphasis upon their role in animal nutrition, physiological functions, and consequences of failure to meet the requirement of the animal. Lecture 3 hours per week. (Same as ANSC 6343) Prerequisite: (ANSC 3143 or POSC 4343) and CHEM 3813. POSC700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP, SU) Prerequisite: graduate standing. |