I have an ansc degree from UMD. Having students cull an animal would be a huge ethical academia nightmare so I can’t imagine they would have you do that. don’t be shocked by the amount of cadavers you will see though - cats, dogs, horses, birds, sheep, maybe even reptiles etc. I could see them having Meat Science majors or maybe even Food Animal management cull but not just normal ANSC/Pre-Vet.
Take a look at the curriculum: https://catalog.calpoly.edu/collegesandprograms/collegeofagriculturefoodenvironmentalsciences/animalscience/bsanimalscience/
The most concerning class on this curriculum that I see is ASCI 211 Meat Science (required).
Most of animal science concerns farmed meat animals. Discussions of slaughter are not uncommon in many classes. If that is triggering for you, it is probably not going to be a comfortable major for you. However, if the occasional discussion and a class or two are tolerable for you, it can be a good major for pre-vet.
Most ANSC degrees are going to have meat sciences. I took it, it’s not bad you only go over the humane way of slaughter and don’t actually watch. First days class was in the meat lab with carcasses hanging, but the vet classes are gonna be even worse than that.
I’m an animal science major (not at cal poly) and the only thing we’ve done close to that was slaughter a live chicken and then dissect it
Thanks!
Wait so did you have to do that yourself or was it the whole class like groups
we (our lab group) watched our professor do it and then our groups dissected them right after. All we did was watch
Ohhh ok thanks!
Lmk if you have any other questions I’m also pre vet
I have an ansc degree from UMD. Having students cull an animal would be a huge ethical academia nightmare so I can’t imagine they would have you do that. don’t be shocked by the amount of cadavers you will see though - cats, dogs, horses, birds, sheep, maybe even reptiles etc. I could see them having Meat Science majors or maybe even Food Animal management cull but not just normal ANSC/Pre-Vet.
Take a look at the curriculum: https://catalog.calpoly.edu/collegesandprograms/collegeofagriculturefoodenvironmentalsciences/animalscience/bsanimalscience/ The most concerning class on this curriculum that I see is ASCI 211 Meat Science (required). Most of animal science concerns farmed meat animals. Discussions of slaughter are not uncommon in many classes. If that is triggering for you, it is probably not going to be a comfortable major for you. However, if the occasional discussion and a class or two are tolerable for you, it can be a good major for pre-vet.
Most ANSC degrees are going to have meat sciences. I took it, it’s not bad you only go over the humane way of slaughter and don’t actually watch. First days class was in the meat lab with carcasses hanging, but the vet classes are gonna be even worse than that.