Michael Day, Department Head

232 Weber Hall
785-532-6533
Fax: 785-532-2461
E-mail: asi@k-state.edu
www.asi.k-state.edu

 The K-State ASI department serves students, livestock producers and the animal and food industries through teaching, research and education. KSU ASI prepares students for careers in the animal and food industries. The curriculum includes the study of nutrition, reproduction, genetics, behavior, meat science and food science with production, management, and agribusiness skills. 

Programs

Bachelor of Science

• •  Animal Sciences and Industry (BS) - Animal Products Option
• •  Animal Sciences and Industry (BS) - Bioscience/Biotechnology Option
• •  Animal Sciences and Industry (BS) - Business Option
• •  Animal Sciences and Industry (BS) - Communications & Marketing Option
• •  Animal Sciences and Industry (BS) - Production/Management Option
• •  Animal Sciences and Industry (BS) - Science/Pre-Vet Option
• •  Food Science and Industry (B.S.) - Business and Operations Management Option
• •  Food Science and Industry (B.S.) - Science Option
• •  Food Science and Industry (B.S.) - Technology Option

Non-Degree Seeking

• •  Animal Sciences and Industry Minor
• •  Food Science and Industry Minor

Undergraduate Certificate

• •  Beef Cattle Feedlot Management Certificate
• •  Beef Cattle Ranch Management Certificate
• •  Dairy Science Certificate
• •  Equine Science Certificate
• •  Food Safety and Quality Certificate
• •  Meat Science Certificate

Courses

Animal Sciences and Industry

• •  ASI 100 - Special Topics in Animal Science
• •  ASI 101 - Foundations in Animal Sciences & Industry
• •  ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science
• •  ASI 105 - Animal Sciences and Industry
• •  ASI 106 - Dairy and Poultry Science
• •  ASI 107 - Companion Animal and Horse Lab
• •  ASI 210 - Intro to Animal Biotechnology
• •  ASI 218 - Fundamentals of Nutrition
• •  ASI 220 - Principles of Feeding
• •  ASI 261 - Animal Sciences and Industry Problems
• •  ASI 290 - Microcomputer Applications in Animal Sciences and Industry
• •  ASI 310 - Poultry and Poultry Product Evaluation
• •  ASI 315 - Livestock and Meat Evaluation
• •  ASI 325 - Beginning Horse Evaluation
• •  ASI 326 - Advanced Horse Evaluation
• •  ASI 333 - Equine Enterprise Management
• •  ASI 345 - Beginning Horse Training and Management
• •  ASI 350 - Meat Science
• •  ASI 361 - Meat Animal Processing
• •  ASI 370 - Principles of Meat Evaluation
• •  ASI 385 - Wool Grading and Evaluation
• •  ASI 395 - Intermediate Horse Training & Management
• •  ASI 396 - Dairy Cattle Judging
• •  ASI 400 - Farm Animal Reproduction
• •  ASI 401 - Farm Animal Reproduction Laboratory
• •  ASI 402 - Calving
• •  ASI 403 - Foaling
• •  ASI 404 - Lambing
• •  ASI 405 - Fundamentals of Milk Processing
• •  ASI 420 - Advanced Dairy Cattle Judging
• •  ASI 422 - Livestock Sales Management
• •  ASI 444 - Equine Health
• •  ASI 445 - Advanced Horse Training and Management
• •  ASI 450 - Principles of Livestock Selection
• •  ASI 470 - Form and Function in Livestock
• •  ASI 480 - Animal Sciences and Industry Career Preparation
• •  ASI 495 - Advanced Meat Evaluation
• •  ASI 500 - Genetics
• •  ASI 504 - Equine Reproduction Management
• •  ASI 505 - Equine Reproduction Management Lab
• •  ASI 510 - Animal Breeding Principles
• •  ASI 512 - Bovine Reproductive Technologies
• •  ASI 515 - Beef Science
• •  ASI 520 - Companion Animal Management
• •  ASI 521 - Horse Science
• •  ASI 524 - Sheep and Meat Goat Science
• •  ASI 533 - Anatomy and Physiology
• •  ASI 534 - Introduction to Pharmacology of Farm Animals
• •  ASI 535 - Swine Science
• •  ASI 540 - Principles of Animal Disease Control
• •  ASI 560 - Course-Based Undergraduate Research in Animal Sciences & Industry
• •  ASI 561 - Undergraduate Research in Animal Sciences & Industry
• •  ASI 595 - Contemporary Issues in Animal Science and Agriculture
• •  ASI 598 - Bioscience Internship in Animal Science
• •  ASI 599 - Animal Science Internship
• •  ASI 600 - Applied Animal Biotechnology
• •  ASI 601 - Endocrinology and Lactation
• •  ASI 602 - Equine Breeding and Genetics
• •  ASI 608 - Dairy Foods Processing & Technology
• •  ASI 610 - Processed Meat Operations
• •  ASI 620 - Beef Systems Management
• •  ASI 621 - Dairy Cattle Management
• •  ASI 635 - Gamebird Production and Management
• •  ASI 640 - Poultry Products Technology
• •  ASI 645 - Poultry Management
• •  ASI 650 - Identification and Data Management of Food Animals
• •  ASI 655 - Behavior of Domestic Animals
• •  ASI 658 - Animal Growth and Development
• •  ASI 660 - International Study Experience in Animal Science
• •  ASI 661 - Animal Sciences and Industry Problems
• •  ASI 662 - Special Topics in Animal Science
• •  ASI 671 - Meat Selection and Utilization
• •  ASI 675 - Monogastric Nutrition
• •  ASI 676 - Avian Nutrition
• •  ASI 677 - Companion Animal Nutrition
• •  ASI 678 - Equine Nutrition
• •  ASI 679 - Swine Nutrition
• •  ASI 680 - Ruminant Nutrition
• •  ASI 681 - Dairy Cattle Nutrition
• •  ASI 682 - Formulation of Livestock and Poultry Diets
• •  ASI 683 - Grazing Livestock Nutrition
• •  ASI 684 - Nutrition of Feedlot Cattle
• •  ASI 685 - Stored Forage Systems for Ruminant Animals
• •  ASI 695 - Principles of Equine Exercise Physiology
• •  ASI 710 - Physiology of Reproduction in Farm Animals
• •  ASI 741 - Quantitative Genetics Applications of Matrix Algebra
• •  ASI 742 - Cybersheep: A Genetic Simulation Game
• •  ASI 749 - Advanced Animal Breeding
• •  ASI 776 - Meat Industry Technology
• •  ASI 777 - Fresh Meat Technology
• •  ASI 799 - Graduate Internship in Animal Sciences and Industry
• •  ASI 802 - Gametes, Embryos, and Stem Cells in Farm Animals
• •  ASI 810 - History and Perspectives in Animal Breeding and Genetics
• •  ASI 811 - Primer to Quantitative Genetics
• •  ASI 812 - Selection Index Theory and Application
• •  ASI 813 - Economic Breeding Programs
• •  ASI 814 - Heterosis and Crossbreeding Systems
• •  ASI 815 - Application of Quantitative Genetics in R Software
• •  ASI 820 - Rumen Metabolism
• •  ASI 825 - Stress Physiology of Livestock