The Department of Plant and Animal Sciences carries out research and offers technical, degree and post-graduate courses in crop and animal production, aquaculture, food science, soil science, and agricultural biotechnology.

New Courses for 2009-2010

ANSC4007: Pastures in Sustainable Livestock Systems
Prerequisites: AGRN2002 Forage-Based Cropping Systems
An advanced course that provides students with an overview of current sustainable pasture management practices in northern latitudes, with a focus on grassland ecology, the environmental impacts of livestock production and applied pasture management. In addition to attending lectures and presenting material in class, students will participate in lab sessions on practical grazing management techniques as well as participate in investigative tours of local pasture producers.
Fall Semester: 3 lectures and 3 labs per week.

ANSC4006: The Science of Modern Sheep Farming
Prerequisites: NUTR3000, BIOL3008
Sheep were among the first animals to be domesticated and have been bred for different roles: wool, meat, and milk. This course will guide students through the science of sheep production. The use of sheep in a sustainable agroecosystem and the role of sheep in the food chain will be central to the course. Nutrition, grazing management, breed selection, control of reproduction, lambing and flock health will be covered. The traditional roles of sheep for meat and wool production will be emphazied, but also newer uses in Canada such as dairy sheep production.
Winter Semester: 3 lectures and 2 labs per week