College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Fall 2008
Genetic Improvement of Domestic Animals
AnS 352
Credit Hours 3 undergraduate or 3 non-major graduate credits 
Dates August 25 - December 19, 2008
Registration Deadline August 11, 2008
Off-Campus Program Master of Agriculture
Instructor: Philip Spike
E-mail: plspike@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-6030
FAX: 515-294-0018
Course Syllabus
Tuition/Fees $693 UG / $1,077 G / Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites One course in genetics is required and one course in statistics and Biol 211 is recommended
Course Description Principles of qualitative and quantitative genetics applied to creating change in domestic animals. Impact of selection and mating schemes in achieving breeding program goals. Applications and impacts of biotechnological advancement in genetic manipulation.
Course Website

http://www.celt.iastate.edu/webct/
** Access to the website may be restricted to registred students or not available until the start of the course.
Delivery Format WebCT
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
Text Bourdon, Richard M. Understanding Animal Breeding. Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-096449-2.
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New Students - Complete registration form
Returning Students - AccessPlus
Registration Questions - Call 515-294-1889 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST).

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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