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A four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science with subplans in preveterinary science/graduate school, animal industries/business management, and equine sciences. Animal health science is also offered by the department as a separate major.
Courses offered by the department are designed to fulfill career needs for men and women in the science and business phases of the animal industry.
Specialized laboratories are provided for meat, wool, and animal production. The department maintains 330 acres of range land and 100 acres of irrigated pasture. Livestock includes a purebred breeding herd of Aberdeen-Angus and Polled Herefords, and commercial feeder cattle; the Kellogg Arabian horses; flocks of purebred Rambouillet and Suffolk sheep, a herd of commercial breeds of swine.
A Master of Science degree in Agriculture with an subplan in animal science is offered. Specializations available within the degree are animal nutrition, animal breeding, meat science, and animal physiology.
Location of the university provides rich opportunities for students to obtain specialized and practical educational experience in production, management, feeding, marketing and processing. Cooperation of prominent local breeders, feeders, producers, marketing organizations and related animal industries offers additional opportunity for field study. Facilities for student-owned and operated livestock projects are made available by the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation. For the student interested in meat science and processing, specialized courses are available. A student may develop a program emphasizing meat science by consulting with the appropriate departmental advisor.
The Preveterinary Science/Graduate School subplan meets requirements for admission to schools of veterinary medicine, related medical technical fields, and for graduate study in animal nutrition, meat science, animal breeding and animal physiology.
The Animal Industries/Business Management subplan, Equine Industries track with emphasis in science or business, is designed to prepare students for employment as managers of equine enterprises and related agribusiness opportunities in the equine industry. The subplan combines course work in equine production, nutrition, breeding, genetics and diseases with studies in the management aspects of an equine enterprise.
The Animal Industries/Business Management subplan, Animal Business track, stresses preparation for management positions in the production and marketing of animal agribusiness products. Particular emphasis is given to animal industries needing animal specialists as part of their management and marketing team. This subplan is also useful for students planning to teach agriculture at the secondary level or to serve in developing countries.
Non-majors may elect to minor in Animal Science by completing a minimum of 32 units, 9 of which must be upper division.
The Physiology minor is an interdisciplinary program which can be elected by students majoring in any field. Its purpose is to improve the training and advising of students in order to facilitate their pursuit of careers in biomedical fields utilizing a knowledge of Physiology. It is particularly appropriate for students majoring in Animal Science. A full description of the minor is provided in the University Programs section of this catalog.
The Quantitative Research minor is an interdisciplinary program which can be taken by students majoring in any field other than Mathematics. Its purpose is to prepare students to conduct quantitative analyses in their chosen discipline. Students acquire practical experience using statistics, principles of experimental design, survey and data analysis techniques. This minor is particularly suited for students majoring in Animal Science. A full description of this minor is included in the University Programs section of this catalog.
