The Master of Science Program in Animal Science is designed to provide advanced education focused in areas of animal science (animal nutrition, gut microbiology, animal physiology, rangeland habitat management, stem cell biology, and animal genomics). This program is designed both for students wishing to pursue further training in graduate or professional schools and for those individuals who wish to enhance knowledge and practical skills related to employment. The advanced knowledge and hands-on training to be gained from this program may be pursued through either a thesis option or a professional project option. The pursuit of the thesis/professional project enables the candidate to develop knowledge and skills in a relatively specialized area of animal science.
The Department of Animal Biotechnology within the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada, Reno offers a master's degree in Animal Science. The graduate program focuses on two major areas of research: animal nutrition and animal physiology. The animal nutrition option focuses on the utilization of forages by ruminants. The animal physiology option focuses mainly on reproduction, and emphasizes improving the efficiency of livestock production through new biotechnologies.
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The graduate faculty in the nutrition area, Drs. Ben Bruce, Hussein Hussein, and Dale Holcombe, have individual research programs which concentrate on forage utilization. Dr. Bruce uses computer modeling to examine the various management programs for production of beef under Nevada range conditions. Dr. Glimp's research focuses on the interaction between livestock grazing intensity and wildlife habitat maintenance. Dr Hussein's research focuses on nutritional microbiology to improve nutrient utilization in livestock and companion animals. Dr. Dale Holcombe works on the interaction of nutrition and reproductive processes with specific emphasis on sheep.
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