Animal Agriculture and Society - from food to medicine
Instructors: Dan Brown, Ron Butler, Jim Giles, Xingen Lei, and Mike Van Amburgh
3 credits - Spring Semester - Letter only Grading
Prerequisite: AN SC 100 and 1 year Intro Bio
Lectures: M W 9:05-9:55am. Section: M or W 1:25-4:25pm.
There will be 3 Saturday Field Trips: 1/mnth Feb-Apr Dates:TBD
This course will explore contemporary topics for majors and non-majors with an emphasis on food systems from an Animal Science perspective. Course 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.