INPE 5346. DAIRY BY-PRODUCTS (On demand). Three credit hours. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: INPE 4008 or authorization of the Director of the Department.

The manufacture of ice cream, cheese, and butter.

INPE 5347. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY (II). Three credit hours. Two hours of conference and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: INPE 3005, BIOL 4015 or BIOL 3022 or BIOL 3052 or authorization of the Director of the Department.

Morphology, life cycle, and control of farm animals' parasites.

INPE 5355. ADVANCED BEEKEEPING (On demand). Three credit hours. Two hours of conference and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: INPE 4016 or authorization of the Director of the Department.

Commercial Management of apiaries. Including the bees, and the various methods used to obtain honey and wax.

INPE 5357. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF FRESH MEATS (On demand). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one four-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: INPE 4005 or authorization of the Director of the Department.

Principles and practices in the handling, processing and preservation of beef, pork, and poultry meats.

INPE 6600. DAIRY CATTLE MANAGEMENT (II). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Care and management of dairy cattle.

INPE 6601. ADVANCED ANIMAL BREEDING (On demand). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Advanced course in population genetics, with special emphasis on quantitative characteristics, breeding and selection of farm animals.

INPE 6603. MEAT ANIMAL PRODUCTION (I). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

A comprehensive review of recent advances in the research of various phases of meat animal production.

INPE 6604. ANIMAL NUTRITION (I). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Physiological mechanisms involved in thirst and appetite; digestion, absorption and utilization of nutrients; respiration and body temperature regulation.

INPE 6607-6608. GRADUATE SEMINAR (I, II) (On demand). One credit hour per semester. One meeting per week per semester.

Lectures, discussions, and reports on selected topics in Animal Industry.

INPE 6609. ADVANCED DAIRY BACTERIOLOGY (On demand). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

The microbiology of milk and milk products.

INPE 6611. RUMINANT NUTRITION (II). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Physiological and biochemical processes of digestion; relation of rumen function to animal response; chemical analyses and nutrient composition and requirements of feedstuffs, primarily forages; in vitro methodology for determining nutrient digestibility.

INPE 6613. MILK SECRETION (On demand). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.

Physiology of milk secretion.

INPE 6614. ADVANCED POULTRY PRODUCTION (II). Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Commercial poultry farm operation, processing and marketing of poultry products.

INPE 6615. ADVANCED SWINE PRODUCTION (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.

Study of the problems of modern swine production and on going research to solve them.

INPE 6617. ADVANCED REPRODUCTION (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.

Anatomical, physiological, and pathological processes of reproduction in farm animals. Current concepts in endocrinology and their application in management and control of reproduction. Effect of tropical environment on reproduction.

INPE 6625. ANIMAL ENERGY METABOLISM (II). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: authorization of the Director of the Department.

Cell structure and its relationship with energy metabolism; concept and types of energy; laws of thermodynamics and their relationship with animal metabolism; energy utilization for different processes; energy requirements of animals; environmental effects on energy metabolism; control systems of energy metabolism; techniques utilized to study energy metabolism.

INPE 6626. ANIMAL PROTEIN METABOLISM (I). Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: authorization of the Director of the Department.

Nutritional and biochemical aspects of animal protein metabolism; digestion and absorption; metabolism of free aminoacids; protein synthesis and turnover; excretion of nitrogenous products; nutritional value of proteins; protein requirements; general features of metabolic and hormonal control.

INPE 6637. NEUROENDOCRINE AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.

Study of the processes of the nervous, endocrine and cardiovascular functions with emphasis on cellular control mechanisms in domestic animals.

INPE 6638. RENAL, RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.

Study of the processes of the renal respiratory and gastrointestinal functions with emphasis in the cellular control mechanisms in domestic animals.

INPE 6990. SUPERVISED PROFESIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR CO-OP STUDENTS. From three to six credit hours. Prerequisites: authorization of the Director of the Department and to be a Coop Plan student. Only three credits will be considered within the minimum of the required 30 credits for the graduate program.

Practical experience in animal management and production and/or animal products in cooperation with the private sector or government. To be jointly supervised by the academic department, the Coop program coordinator and an official from the cooperating entity. A written report will be required upon completion of each work period.

INPE 6995-6996. SPECIAL PROBLEMS (I, II, S)-(I, II, S). One to five credit hours per semester. One to five research periods per week each semester.

Advanced studies in animal industry problems and procedures. Problems will be assigned according to experience, interests, and need of the individual student.

INPE 6997. SELECTED TOPICS (I,II). One to three credit hours. Prerequisite: authorization of the Director of the Department.

Selected topics in biotechnology, physiology, nutrition, reproduction, animal health and management of domestic species.

INPE 6998. SELECTED TOPICS (On demand). One to three credit hours. Prerequisite: authorization of the Director of the Department.

Selected topics in biotechnology, physiology, nutrition, reproduction, animal health and management of domestic species.

INPE 6999. RESEARCH AND THESIS (I,II,S). One to six credit hours. One to six research periods per week.

Organized research in Animal Industry at the Master's thesis level, including thesis presentation and discussion as a part of the requirements for a Master of Science degree with a major in Animal Industry.